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The 4 Spheres of Earth and Biomes

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A monkey is:
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
2.

(_______________)- Land (Earth's core, mantle, mountains, sand, metals)

a)

Geosphere/Lithosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

3.

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

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

4.

(_______________)- Air (oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor, zone, wind)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

5.

(_______________)- Life (plants, animals, insects, humans)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

6.

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

7.

What is the biosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

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

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

8.

What is the hydrosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

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

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

9.
You are best connected to the geosphere:
a)
by water you drink
b)
by minerals you use
c)
by plants you eat
d)
by air you breathe
10.
Polar Bears hunt seals on ice:
a)
Biosphere-Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
d)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
11.
A farmer plowing a field to plant crops:
a)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere-Geosphere
c)
Biosphere-Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere-Hydrosphere
12.
A thunderstorm is a connection between:
a)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
b)
Atmosphere-Hydrosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere-Biosphere
13.
A meteorite is:
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Atmosphere-Geosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Biosphere-Hydrosphere
14.
Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...
a)
Atmosphere to the geosphere 
b)
Geosphere to the hydrosphere 
c)
Hydrosphere to the atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere to the hydrosphere 
15.
This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts. 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
16.
Wind is part of what sphere of Earth?
a)
Windosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Airosphere
17.
When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean- the interaction is between...
a)
The atmosphere and lithsphere 
b)
The atmosphere and hydrosphere 
c)
The atmosphere and biosphere 
d)
The atmosphere and atmosphere 
18.
Sometimes fires burn down large areas of forests that are part of the biosphere. Other than the biosphere, which of Earth’s other systems is a forest fire most likely to affect? 
a)
geosphere
b)
cryosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
hydrosphere
19.
When trees die, they often fall on the ground and decompose. Which part of the Earth system includes dead and decomposed trees?
a)
biosphere
b)
geosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
hydrosphere
20.
When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres? 
a)
lithosphere 
b)
Hydrosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Biosphere 
21.

What causes the different biomes?

a)

Animals

b)

Climate

c)

People

d)

Cities

22.

Which land biome is the ground frozen all year round?

a)

Grassland

b)

Taiga

c)

Tundra

d)

Deciduous Forest

23.

Which biome is hot and humid all year round with plenty of rain?

a)

Tundra

b)

Tropical Rain Forest

c)

Taiga

d)

Temperate Forest

24.

Which land biome is covered mainly with conifer trees?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Deciduous Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Taiga

25.

Which land biome is the coldest in temperature without any trees?

a)

Taiga

b)

Grassland

c)

Tundra

d)

Deciduous Forest

26.

Which biome is sandy and/or rocky with very little rain?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Grassland

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

27.

Which biome has tree leaves that change color and drop off as the season changes from fall to winter?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Deciduous Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Coniferous Forest

28.

Which land biome is located near and/or along the Earth's Equator?

a)

Grassland

b)

Temperate Forest

c)

Tropical Rain Forest

d)

Tundra

29.
The sum of all the Earth's ecosystems is called
a)
Community
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Biosphere
d)
Biome
30.
What is the name for a community or species and its non-living environment
a)
Community
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Biosphere
d)
Biome
31.
What is the name for areas with the same kind of biotic and abiotic factors spread over a large area. 
a)
Community
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Biosphere
d)
Biome
32.
Terrestrial means
a)
Can fly
b)
Relating to water
c)
Relating to space
d)
relating to land
33.
Aquatic means
a)
Relating to water
b)
Relating to oceans
c)
Relating to fresh water
d)
Does not include rivers
34.
The term abiotic means;-
a)
Not a robot or robotic
b)
Living Things
c)
Water based environments
d)
Non-living things
35.
The term biotic means;-
a)
Not a robot or robotic
b)
Living Things
c)
Water based environments
d)
Non-living things
36.

All of the food chains in an ecosystem make up a food

a)

web

b)

network

c)

system

d)

market

37.

A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms.

a)

biome

b)

landscape

c)

continent

d)

land mass

38.

Savannas are

a)

tropical grasslands

b)

tropical jungles

c)

tropical farmlands

d)

tropical woodlands

39.

Which biome has the most variety of plant species?

a)

rain forest

b)

temperate grassland

c)

tropical grassland

d)

deciduous forest

40.

In which ecosystem will you find this food-chain?

a)

African grasslands

b)

Arctic tundra

c)

Amazon rain forest

d)

American wetlands (swamp)

41.

What's the difference between a food chain and a food web?

a)

Energy flows in many directions in a food chain and only in one direction in a food web

b)

Energy flows in many directions in a food web and only in one direction in a food chain

c)

All ecosystems have food chains but not all ecosystems have food webs

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