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earth

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

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Class
Date
1.

Earth is divided into five different spheres. Which statement is true about the interaction between two of these spheres?

a)

Weather is an interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere.

b)

A plant receiving water from precipitation is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

c)

An ice cap providing shelter for an arctic animal is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

d)

The formation of the Grand Canyon is an example of an interaction between the geosphere and the atmosphere.

2.

Which of these is NOT a function of Earth’s atmosphere?

a)

insulating the planet to keep it warm

b)

protecting Earth from harmful radiation

c)

allowing water to evaporate into space

d)

storing oxygen for living things to breathe

3.

Which layer of the atmosphere is correctly paired with its characteristics?

a)

The stratosphere is the layer of the atmosphere that contains ozone that protects living things from ultraviolet radiation.

b)

The mesosphere is the layer of the atmosphere in which thin, feathery clouds of ice form due to its cold temperatures.

c)

The thermosphere is the layer of the atmosphere that has no definite outer limit and protects the surface from being hit by meteoroids.

d)

The troposphere is the layer of the atmosphere that contains the ionosphere where weather occurs.

4.

Which of the following is NOT a layer of the atmosphere?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Stratosphere

5.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

6.

What do the geosphere and the hydrosphere have in common?

a)

They both include water.

b)

They both only include non-living things.

c)

They both are man-made.

d)

None of these are correct

7.

What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?

a)

Land breeze - daytime

b)

Land breeze - nighttime

c)

Sea breeze - daytime

d)

Sea breeze - nighttime

8.

Why do land breezes occur at night?

a)

Land cools off slower than water, so the air above water is cooler.

b)

Water cools off faster than land, so the air above land is warmer.

c)

Land heats up slower than water, so the air stays cooler during the day.

d)

Water cools off slower than land, so the air above water is warmer.

9.
What do we call the center of the Earth?
a)
Mantle
b)
Crust
c)
Apple
d)
Core
10.
Which is the hottest part of the Earth?
a)
The core
b)
The mantle
c)
The crust
d)
The Asthenosphere
11.
What is the core made of?
a)
Molten rock
b)
Solid rock
c)
Molten metal
d)
Solid metal
12.
What layer is between the inner core and the mantle?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
crust
c)
outer core
d)
lithosphere
13.
Which is the coolest part of the planet?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
14.
Which two metals are thought to be found in the core?
a)
iron and steel
b)
iron and nickel
c)
gold and silver
d)
iron and copper
15.
Which of these layers is the largest?
a)
lithosphere
b)
asthenosphere
c)
outer core
d)
mantle
16.
What layer has a solid inner part and a liquid outer part?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
none
17.
What layer has a solid inner part and a liquid outer part?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
none
18.
What layer is the thinnest?
a)
Crust 
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
They are all the same size
19.
What layer is made of plates that move around and bump into each other?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All of them
20.
Which layer has the highest density?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All the same
21.
What are the three main layers of the Earth?
a)
Center, Middle, Outer
b)
Center, Mantle, Crush
c)
Core, Mantle, Crust
d)
Core, Middle, Crush
22.
Do the layers move?
a)
No, they are all stuck in place...rocks are solid
b)
Yes, but only the crust
c)
All the layers but the mantle.  It is too thick to really move.
d)
All the layers are moving, some with convection, some are rotating.
23.
True or False...You can touch only one of the Earth's layers.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
The carrying away of broken down rock material often by wind, water, ice and gravity is called...
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
25.
What is the best way to prevent erosion?
a)
remove all soil
b)
spray it with green spray paint
c)
plant trees, shrubs, or grass
d)
cover the area with branches
26.
What are the major causes of weathering, erosion, and deposition?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
ice
d)
all answers
27.
What caused a crack in the sidewalk to widen during the winter?
a)
A snowman sitting on it
b)
water expands when it turns into ice
c)
cracks get bigger when the air is cold
d)
the sun
28.
Which of the following is NOT a rapid process?
a)
Landslide
b)
Earthquake
c)
Volcanic Eruption
d)
Erosion
29.
The carrying away of broken down rock material often by water, wind, and gravity is called
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
landslide
30.
The carrying away of broken down rock material often by water, wind, and gravity is called
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
landslide
31.
When earth materials have been eroded and are put (dropped) into a new location is called.
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
erosion
d)
landslide
32.
A natural disaster hit a town in the foothills of SC.  Freshwater was polluted, hills were greatly eroded, burrowing animals died in their tunnels, and buildings and bridges were destroyed.  Afterwards, everything was covered with mud. What happened?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcanic Eruption
c)
A drought
d)
Flood
33.
Which of the following could rapidly change Earth’s surface?
a)
Deposition
b)
Frost
c)
Earthquake
d)
Weathering
34.
Which of the following is a slow change to the Earth's surface?
a)
Landslide
b)
Flood
c)
Weathering
d)
Earthquake
35.
Which Earth's resource can be burned to produce heat?
a)
rivers
b)
fuel
c)
fossils
d)
minerals
36.
The effects of this fast process are the surface of the ground shakes, roads and buildings become damaged, and large cracks appear. What is the cause?
a)
Flood
b)
Volcanic Eruption
c)
Earthquake
d)
Landslide
37.
The effects of this fast process are that lava burns and destroys everything in its path and leaves large amounts of dust and ash in the air making it hard to breathe. What is the cause?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Landslide
c)
Volcanic Eruption
d)
Flood
38.
The effects of this fast process are a change in the shape of a mountain and gravity moving large amounts of rock and soil covering everything in its path. What is the cause?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcanic Eruption
c)
Flood
d)
Landslide
39.
All water on Earth is recycled through ____.
a)
the water cycle
b)
pockets of nitrogen
c)
exhaled gas
d)
dead organic material
40.
The Geosphere is...
a)
All liquid water on Earth
b)
A 100km thick layer of gases
c)
frozen water on earth
d)
Earths entire solid body 
41.
All frozen water on Earth is...
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Atmosphere
42.
Bio =
a)
Science
b)
Math
c)
Earth
d)
Life
43.
Geo = 
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
44.
The rocky part of the Earth; both solid and semi-solid rock is what system?
a)
Geosphere
b)
Anthrosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Atmosphere
45.
The sphere that consists of soil, sand, rocks and all structures comprising the land is the
a)
Anthrosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
46.
The Earth is composed of a complex set of cycles, parts and processes that all work together as a
a)
Planet
b)
Unit
c)
System
47.
Something that happens in a system like a volcanic eruption or factory fire is known as a(n)
a)
catastrophe
b)
disaster
c)
event
d)
hazard
48.
When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean -the interaction is between
a)
the atmosphere and atmosphere
b)
the atmosphere and hydrosphere
c)
the atmosphere and geosphere
d)
the atmosphere and biosphere
49.

A group of components (parts) that work together is a...

a)

Sphere

b)

System

c)

Habitat

d)

Cycle

50.

Contains all living things on Earth.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

51.

Thin envelope of gases surrounding the Earth and contains the weather.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere

52.

A tree is blown down by wind.

a)

Atmosphere and Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere and Atmosphere

c)

Biosphere and Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere and Cryosphere

53.

Water vapor condenses to form clouds in the sky,

a)

Cryosphere and Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere and Geosphere

c)

Hydrosphere and Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

54.

Warmer air temperature causes glaciers to melt.

a)

Hydrosphere and Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

c)

Cryosphere and Atmosphere

d)

Cryosphere and Biosphere

55.
a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere

56.
a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Cryosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

57.
a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Cryosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Atmosphere

58.
a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Biosphere

59.

Positive feedback means...

a)

The process is slowing down

b)

The process is speeding up

c)

The process is having a bad effect on the earth

d)

The process is having a good effect on the earth

60.

Negative feedback means...

a)

The process is slowing down

b)

The process is speeding up

c)

The process is having a bad effect on the earth

d)

The process is having a good effect on the earth

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