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Understanding How the Spheres of Earth Interact Test

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Look at the chart. Which water source would provide the most stable water source for a city?

a)

Rivers

b)

Wetlands

c)

Soil

d)

Lakes

2.

Look at the 2 pictures. How are they different?

a)

The hole in the land in picture 1 is bigger than picture 2.

b)

They look the same, no change.

c)

The hole in the land in picture 2 is bigger than picture one.

d)

Oh look. A mouse hole!

3.

Which two spheres are interacting with each other?

a)

Hydrosphere and Atmosphere

b)

Atmosphere and Biosphere

c)

Biosphere and Geosphere

d)

Geosphere and Atmosphere

4.

What processes are causing the hole in the landmass?

a)

geosphere and hydrosphere

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

atmosphere and biosphere

d)

That darn mouse again.

5.

What might form if this process continues?

a)

Waterfall

b)

Sea Stack

c)

Mudslide

d)

Earthquake

6.

Look at the picture of the water cycle. What is the process called when liquid water changes to water vapor?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

storage

7.

Look at the diagram. What is the process called when water vapor combines to form clouds?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

storage

8.

Look at the diagram. What is the process called when water falls from the clouds as rain, snow, or ice?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

storage

9.

Which answer has the water cycle in the correct order?

a)

storage, condensation, evaporation, precipitation

b)

condensation, storage, precipitation, evaporation

c)

precipitation, storage, condensation, evaporation

d)

evaporation, condensation, precipitation, storage

10.

How are plants and animals part of the water cycle?

a)

They rely on water to survive.

b)

They eat plants and other animals.

c)

They are not part of the water cycle.

d)

Water is everywhere.

11.

The word "hydro" in the word hydrosphere means....

a)

hyper

b)

hollow

c)

water

d)

land

12.

What does "atmos" mean in the word atmosphere?

a)

atom

b)

air

c)

clouds

d)

water

13.

What does the word "geo" mean in the word geosphere?

a)

land or rock

b)

water

c)

shapes

d)

sky

14.

The word "bio" in the word biosphere means...

a)

land

b)

earth

c)

water

d)

living things

15.

Why do we care about the water cycle?

a)

We need water to survive.

b)

We don't.

c)

Who needs water?

d)

Because my teacher said we do.

16.

On a scale of 1 to 5, how hard do you think the test was?

a)

5 - Super Hard

b)

4 - Kinda Hard

c)

3 - Just Right

d)

2 - A little easy

e)

1 - Way to easy