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Earth

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

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.

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

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Stratosphere

3.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

4.

Which Earth system includes all of Earth's water?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere

5.

Which Earth system includes only the solid part of Earth?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere

6.

Which Earth system includes living things?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere

7.

What is the geosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

all the frozen water on the Earth

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

8.

Choose the picture that best represents the "hydrosphere".

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

(_______________)- Water (oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, glaciers)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

10.

The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth is the...

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Geosphere

11.

_________ is a zone that includes rivers, lakes, seas and also water trapped as ice, underground water and and water vapour in the atmosphere

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Biosphere

12.

The layer where living organism breathes, wind blows and where clouds, rain and snow form

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Stratosphere

13.

-Aircraft flights stable in this layer

-Ozone layer (absorb harmful ultraviolet) is found here, deplete when CFC break it down

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

14.

Burning and destruction of meteorites occur in this layer

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

15.

-Also known as ionosphere

-Aurora occurs here

a)

Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Stratosphere

16.

-Contains light gas (He, H2)

-Communications satellite orbiting earth in this layer

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Stratosphere

17.

The ocean stratification can be divided into ............

a)

Surface zone

b)

Midnight zone

c)

Deep zone

d)

Dark zone

18.

In this zone, water is very shallow and light can penetrate. It is suitable as a habitat for plants

a)

Dark zone

b)

Midnight zone

c)

Surface zone

19.

Midnight zone is very deep and no light can reach it. Most animals in this zone have shimmering bodies or able to glow in the dark.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE