wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Earth Structure and Subsystems Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do we call the center of the Earth?
a)
Mantle
b)
Crust
c)
Apple
d)
Core
2.
What layer is between the inner core and the mantle?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
crust
c)
outer core
d)
lithosphere
3.
Which two metals are thought to be found in the core?
a)
iron and steel
b)
iron and nickel
c)
gold and silver
d)
iron and copper
4.

It is the layer of the Earth where we live. Compared with the other layers, it is rigid and more solid in form.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

5.

The crust is broken into many pieces called ____________.

a)

Plates

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Both Option 1 & 2 are correct

d)

No correct answer

6.

Give the two kinds of crust. (answer should be written in lowercase Ex. answer1, answer2)

(a)  

7.

What word refers to the solid Earth?

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

8.

What part of the Earth includes all life forms & even organic matter?

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

9.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four majors’ geological subsystems of Earth?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Geosphere

10.

What gas that comprises 21% of the atmosphere?

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Oxygen

11.

Which of the earth's subsystems contains mountains, valleys and other landscapes?

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

12.

What is the order of the geosphere layers from earth's surface inwards?

a)

crust-mantle-outer core-inner core

b)

mantle-crust-outer core-inner core

c)

crust-mantle-inner core- outer core

d)

mantle-crust-inner core-outer core

13.

Choose the most appropriate description of the hydrosphere:

a)

the atmospheric water

b)

waters on earth including subsurface

c)

the mixture of gases that surround the earth

d)

all of the above

14.

Atmospheric weather occurs in what layer of the atmosphere?

a)

mesosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

thermosphere

d)

stratosphere

15.

Jet aircraft fly in what layer of the atmosphere?

a)

mesosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

thermosphere

d)

stratosphere

16.

Meteors or rock fragments burn up in what layer of the atmosphere?

a)

mesosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

thermosphere

d)

stratosphere

17.

It is the transitional boundary between your crust and mantle

a)

Mohorovicic discontinuity

b)

Gutenberg discontinuity

c)

Lehmann discontinuity

d)

Lithosphere

18.

It is the transitional boundary between your lower mantle and outer core

a)

Mohorovicic discontinuity

b)

Gutenberg discontinuity

c)

Lehmann discontinuity

d)

Lithosphere

19.

It is the transitional boundary between your outer core and inner core

a)

Mohorovicic discontinuity

b)

Gutenberg discontinuity

c)

Lehmann discontinuity

d)

Lithosphere

20.

Scientists use (a)   to study the inner structure of the Earth.

21.

(a)   are waves that can travel through solid and liquid.

22.

It is the scientific study of the atmosphere.

a)

Hydrology

b)

Geology

c)

Meteorology

d)

Ecology

23.

It is the scientific study of water.

a)

Hydrology

b)

Geology

c)

Meteorology

d)

Ecology

24.

It is the scientific study of the solid part of the Earth.

a)

Hydrology

b)

Geology

c)

Meteorology

d)

Ecology

25.

It is the field of biology that studies the interactions of the biosphere with the other sphere of the planet

a)

Hydrology

b)

Geology

c)

Meteorology

d)

Ecology

26.

Check all the following properties of water that make it vital to our planet.

a)

Water could be in liquid form, not just solid and gas.

b)

Water has a neutral pH

c)

Water is a good conductor of heat and energy

d)

Water has a high specific heat

e)

Water is a universal solvent

27.

Less than 3% of the world's waters are considered potable?

a)

Trot

b)

Charot

c)

Fake news (bagsak nalang ako sa EALS)

28.

A theory that suggests that life on earth did not originate on our planet, but was transported here from somewhere else in the universe.

a)

Theory of the Primordial Soup

b)

Panspermia Theory

c)

Deep-sea Vent Theory

29.

A theory wherein Life began from non-living matter such as simple organic compounds.

a)

Theory of the Primordial Soup

b)

Panspermia Theory

c)

Deep-sea Vent Theory

30.

A theory presupposes that life began not on the surface of Earth but deep down in the sea in areas known as marine hydrothermal vents.

a)

Theory of the Primordial Soup

b)

Panspermia Theory

c)

Deep-sea Vent Theory