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the earth

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____________ is the outermost system which is an invisible layer of gases that surround the planet.

a)

biosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

atmosphere

2.

What is the atmosphere made of?

a)

Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Trace gases

b)

Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Helium

c)

Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Trace gases

d)

Nitrogen and Oxygen

3.

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

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Stratosphere

4.

If you climbed a mountain, what would you expect the temperature to do?

a)

decrease (get colder)

b)

increase (get warmer)

c)

stay the same

5.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

6.

Which Earth system includes all of Earth's water?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere

7.

Where is most of Earth's water located?

a)

Oceans

b)

Lakes

c)

Ponds

d)

Swamps

8.

What is a reservoir?

a)

A natural location where water is stored

b)

An underground hide out

c)

A plant eating dinosaur

d)

A layer of the hydrosphere

9.

Where is most of Earth's freshwater located?

a)

Oceans

b)

Lakes

c)

Glaciers and Ice Caps

d)

Groundwater

10.

Which Earth system includes only the solid part of Earth?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere

11.

Which of the following is NOT a type of rock?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Isoceles

d)

Sedimentary

12.

In order to classify as a mineral you must have which characteristic?

a)

naturally occuring

b)

inorganic solid

c)

crystal structure

d)

all of the above are correct

13.

Which part of the geosphere is liquid?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

14.

How are minerals identified?

a)

color

b)

streak

c)

luster

d)

all of the above

15.

Which Earth system includes the crust, mantle, and the core?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere

16.

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

17.

Which Earth system includes living things?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere

18.

Earth's interior is made of distinct layers.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Most of Earth is covered by one large ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Earth is a simple system made of rocks

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Iceland is able to use the large amount of volcanoes to its advantage. The underground magma is used to heat and supply electricity for a large portion of the country. The use of this type of energy has great advantage over burning coal because

a)

renewable resources are being used

b)

all answer choices are correct

c)

the cost is much less than coal

d)

it does not create CO2 which may contribute to climate change

22.

Which of the following statements is not true of temperature in Earth's layers?

a)

The heat in the interior of the Earth is maintained by internal pressure and density

b)

The lithosphere has a higher temperature than the asthenosphere

c)

Radioactive substances inside the Earth release energy which creates heat

d)

heat increases with depth from the Earth's surface

23.
What describes the outer core?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
viscous
d)
gas
24.

What is the core made of?

a)

steel

b)

magnesium

c)

aluminum

d)

iron