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WorksheetsEarth Science 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Define biosphere
a)
Life on earth
b)
Gas surrounding earth
c)
Water on earth
d)
The solid crust and semi fluid mantle of the earth
2.
Define hydrosphere
a)
Life on earth
b)
Gas surrounding earth
c)
Water on earth
d)
The solid crust and semi fluid mantle of the earth
3.
Define atmosphere
a)
Life on earth
b)
Gas surrounding earth
c)
Water on earth
d)
The solid crust and semi fluid mantle of the earth
4.
Define geosphere
a)
Life on earth
b)
Gas surrounding earth
c)
Water on earth
d)
The solid crust and semi fluid mantle of the earth
5.
Which of the earth spheres are interacting when evaporation occurs between the ocean and air?
a)
biosphere and atmosphere
b)
geosphere and biosphere
c)
atmosphere and hydrosphere
d)
biosphere and geosphere
6.
A student is making a model of how the biosphere and atmosphere interact. Which model shows this?
a)
A model of animals eating plants.
b)
A model of animals drinking water.
c)
A model of animals decaying in the ground.
d)
A model of plants giving off carbon dioxide.
7.
Which of the following does NOT belong in the biosphere?
a)
coral
b)
grass
c)
starfish
d)
clouds
8.
Which of the following does NOT belong in the geosphere?
a)
sand
b)
volcano
c)
mushrooms
d)
rocks
9.
When a deer drinks water from a creek, which 2 earth systems are interacting?
a)
Atmosphere - Biosphere
b)
Lithosphere - Geosphere
c)
Biosphere - Geosphere
d)
Biosphere - Hydrosphere
10.
An example of a connection between HYDROsphere and GEOsphere is:
a)
waves moving sand on beach
b)
fish swimming in water
c)
water evaporating to make clouds
d)
humans transporting rocks
11.
What layer of Earth is made of solid metal?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
12.
The most dense layer of the Earth is the
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Lower Mantle
d)
Upper Mantle
13.
The thinnest layer of Earth is the
a)
Inner Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
d)
Outer Core
14.
Which layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
asthenosphere
d)
lithosphere
15.
Is the layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
Mesosphere
16.
What type of crust is the thickest?
a)
ocean
b)
continental
17.
Which layer of the core is mostly liquid?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
18.
Which layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, or soft enough to flow?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
crust
c)
lithosphere
d)
inner core
19.
True or FalseThe most abundant elements in the Earth's crust are silicon and oxygen.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
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
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