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The Earth Vocab Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

What is the atmosphere?

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

4.
Wind is part of what sphere of Earth?
a)
Windosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Airosphere
5.

Pangaea is a theory where all continents began as

a)

one big country

b)

one big continent

6.

This is a __________ boundary.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

7.

This is a ________ boundary.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

8.

This is a _______ boundary.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

9.
Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
10.
What layer is the thinnest?
a)
Crust 
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
They are all the same size
11.
What layer has a solid inner part and a liquid outer part?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
none
12.
Acid rain causes
a)
physical weathering.
b)
chemical weathering.
c)
both chemical and physical weathering.
d)
neither chemical or physical weathering.
13.

Ice wedging is an example of -

a)

Physical weathering

b)

Chemical weathering

c)

Both physical AND chemical weathering

14.

This picture is an example of a _______________.

a)

lake

b)

river

c)

glacier

d)

Mr. Picha's house

15.

Which picture shows the Grand Canyon?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
17.

What are clouds made of?

a)

dry air

b)

water

18.

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

19.
The water cycle has
a)
a beginning and an end. 
b)
no beginning an no end. 
c)
only a beginning. 
d)
only an end. 
20.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
21.
What is is called when water turns into a vapor?
a)
EVAPORATION
b)
PRECIPITATION
c)
TRANSPIRATION
22.
The water cycle has no start or end
a)
true
b)
false
23.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
24.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
25.

Lakes, rivers, and creeks are examples of....

a)

Collection

b)

Sand

c)

Desert

d)

The moon

26.

Is the water cycle important?

a)

Yes

b)

No

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