WorksheetsSemester 1 - Unit 1 Study Guide
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Layer of gas that surrounds Earth
lithosphere
hydrosphere
atmosphere
biosphere
Why do people call Earth "The Blue Planet"?
The hydrosphere looks blue and covers three-fourths of the Earth’s surface.
Most people like blue.
The sky is blue.
When viewed from space, the biosphere always looks blue.
Lightning occurs in the _____.
biosphere
hydrosphere
magnetosphere
atmosphere
In which sphere would you find an octopus?
hydrosphere
atmosphere
lithosphere
magnetosphere
The most outer layer of earth is called the _____.
biosphere
magnetosphere
atmosphere
lithosphere
Which of these are found in the hydrosphere, but are in solid form?
rainforests and lakes
ice caps
rocks and minerals
lakes and rivers
What causes the magnetic field around Earth?
magnetic materials on the Earth’s surface
charged particles from the sun
the Earth’s liquid outer core
the Earth’s magnetic lithosphere
Earth's crust is also called the _____.
lithosphere
biosphere
hydrosphere
atmosphere
Which city is located at 15 degrees south, 45 degrees east?
Green Prairie
White's Beach
Red Bank
Rock City
Which city is located at 17 degrees south, 46 degrees east?
Surfer's Town
White's Beach
Red Bank
Belleville
What does erosion do?
breaks rocks into smaller pieces
forms rocks and depositing them in new places
moves bits of rock and soil across the earth’s surface by water, wind, or glaciers
water moving over the earth's surface and into the atmosphere
Wind erosion causes _____ to form.
glacial erratics
U-shaped valleys
unusually shaped rocks
mud slides
Sediment deposition will cause a river to have _____.
more curves
less curves
dirtier water
cleaner water
Inorganic soil is formed from _____.
Sand and silt get deposited by rivers and streams.
Heat and pressure change rocks into soils.
Soils get formed by melting and cooling processes.
Rocks get weathered by chemical and physical means to form soils.
Organic soil contains _____.
sand
dead plants
microorganisms
clay
How do soils form?
Erosion transports mineral particles, and plants die and decay.
Plants provide organic matter and minerals to make soil.
Weathering breaks rocks into minerals, and plants die and decay.
Plants cement mineral particles together to form soil.
