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Earth's Spheres & Water Cycle

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which sphere would satellites orbit the Earth?
a)
atmosphere
b)
hydrosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
cryosphere
2.
Which spheres would feel volcanic eruptions and earthquakes?
a)
geosphere and hydrosphere
b)
geosphere and mesosphere
c)
stratosphere and hydrosphere
d)
stratosphere and thermosphere
3.
Which part of the Earth's water cycle adds vapor to the atmosphere?
a)
precipitation
b)
runoff
c)
condensation
d)
evaporation
4.
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 
5.
Bio = 
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
6.
This system is made up of all the water on or near the earth's surface
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
7.
The four spheres of Earth...
a)
are all connected
b)
have nothing to do with one another
c)
exist on Venus and Mars
d)
don't affect human life
8.
The body of gases surrounding Earth is the...
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
9.
Animals, forests, grasslands, and trees all belong to which sphere?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
10.
When plants draw nutrients from the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres? 
a)
The atmosphere and the geosphere 
b)
The geosphere and the hydrosphere 
c)
The hydrosphere and atmosphere 
d)
The biosphere and the geosphere 
11.
This picture best describes which connection?
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Geosphere-Biosphere
12.
This picture shows
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere
13.
This coral reef is an example of something in the:
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere
14.

When a wildfire occurs, what spheres are interacting?

a)

biosphere only

b)

atmosphere and biosphere

c)

biosphere and hydrosphere

15.

Name the sphere that includes all solid, liquid, and gaseous water on Earth.

a)

geosphere

b)

hydropshere

c)

atmosphere

d)

biosphere

16.

True or False?

The four spheres of Earth work independently of one another.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

How much of Earth's fresh water is found on the surface (such as lakes, rivers, streams, swamps, etc.)?

a)

Less than 1%

b)

30%

c)

69%

18.

The water cycle includes interactions among which spheres?

a)

geosphere and hydrosphere

b)

hydrosphere and atmoshpere

c)

biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere

d)

all the spheres

19.

What process occurs when tiny water droplets cling together in the atmosphere?

a)

clouds

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

accumulation

20.

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

a)

provide heat energy for evaporation

b)

provide heat energy for condensation

c)

dry out the soil for runoff to occur

d)

provide thermal energy for accumulation

21.

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

a)

sleet

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

all of the above

22.

What do we call water in its gas state?

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

ice

d)

water vapor

23.

If groundwater reaches earth's surface, how does it reenter the water cycle?

a)

by transpiration

b)

by evaporation

c)

by accumulation

d)

it can't

24.

Identify the PERCENT OF FRESH WATER that is underground.

a)

1%

b)

50%

c)

30%

25.

What is weathering?

a)

The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

b)

The movement of rock to a new place by water, wind, or ice

c)

What causes rocks to form

d)

Something that changes the water cycle

26.

What is erosion?

a)

The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces

b)

The movement of rock to a new place by water, wind, or ice

c)

What causes rocks to form

d)

Something that changes the water cycle

27.

Which part of the water cycle can be described as water falling down from a cloud?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Isolation

d)

Evaporation

28.

Which part of the water cycle can be described as water running off a mountain?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Run-off

c)

Accumulation/Collection

d)

Transpiration

29.

Atmosphere means...

a)

earth

b)

water

c)

air

d)

life

30.

During evaporation, water changes from a _________ to a __________.

a)

solid, liquid

b)

gas, liquid

c)

liquid, gas

d)

liquid, solid

31.

The water cycle starts at....

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

it has not beginning or ending

32.

What process is show by letter A in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

accumulation

d)

precipitation

33.

What is shown by letter D in the diagram?

a)

runoff

b)

groundwater

c)

melting

d)

vapor

34.

What process is shown by letter B in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

35.

What would most likely happen if letter B stopped.

a)

the water cycle would end

b)

there would be more clouds

c)

water would freeze

d)

animals in the ocean would die

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