WorksheetsTopic 3 test Review Introduction to Earth's Systems
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 25mins
Order the stages of the rock cycle into the correct order from the earliest to the latest.
Solid rock is broken into pieces.
Rock goes back into the Earth and melts.
Pieces harden into another kind of rock.
Liquid rock emerges from inside Earth.
Rock cools and hardens
What is the relationship between the hydrosphere and the cryosphere?
The hydrosphere is part of the cryosphere.
The cryosphere is part of the hydrosphere.
The hydrosphere contains water.
There is no relationship of the two spheres.
If the hydrosphere changed, other spheres would be affected. What is one possible way that the biosphere might change?
Increased rainfall would reduce the population.
Lower lake levels would eliminate habitats.
Higher lake levels would decrease the amount of available food.
Reduced rainfall would reduce the amount of available food.
Than was studying about the Earth’s spheres at school. He thought about how he interacted with the spheres in his daily life. Explain and give an example of each way Than interacts with the spheres on a daily basis.
Biosphere-
Hydrosphere-
Geosphere-
Atmosphere-
Isabella has been reading about different kinds of landforms. She lives in Florida and wants to learn more about the landforms in her state. What sorts of landforms does Florida have? Choose the three that apply.
coastline
mountains
dunes
rivers
glaciers
Which image matches the contour line number 1?
Which image matches the contour line number 2?
Which image matches the contour line number 3?
Caroline opened a map to complete her homework by identifying some of the landforms she had learned. She noticed a particular landform reaching from Florida all the way up to Massachusetts. What type of landform is this?
plateau
sand dunes
coastal plain
delta
Sarah learned that natural forces are normally either destructive, like a volcano, or constructive, like mountain ranges. However, she read that water can be considered both a constructive and destructive force. In what way can water be a destructive force?
erosion of landforms
depositing sediment
forming a delta
creating a lake
Daniel was working on a project that involved interactions between Earth’s spheres. He was researching the effects of forest fires for the project. If a forest fire started, what effects might it have on the different spheres? Explain the effects on the spheres and how, in their turn, these changes might affect the landforms.
Biosphere-
Hydrosphere-
Geosphere-
Atmosphere-
Felix showed that certain elements of the geosphere and biosphere can affect the amount of water in the water cycle. In what ways do the geosphere and the biosphere add water to the water cycle? Choose the two that apply.
Rain falls from the clouds.
Water evaporates from the soil.
Animals breathe.
Water evaporates from the ocean.
He showed his dad that water travels through all the spheres. Felix also showed him that the total amount of water on Earth has stayed the same. Why has the total amount of water in the water cycle remained constant?
More water vapor condenses to keep the cycle in balance.
More precipitation falls than can evaporate and condense.
The rate of precipitation and evaporation are in balance.
The rate of evaporation competes with the balance of precipitation.
Jackie is creating a chart that shows where the water is in the hydrosphere. She created a graphic showing that most of Earth’s water was salt water and could be found in the oceans, while only 3% of the water on Earth is fresh water.
Look at the diagram. Most of the freshwater is tied up in one of two different forms. In what form is 70% of Earth’s freshwater found?
Frozen in glaciers
In groundwater
In lakes and rivers
In oceans
Paola is writing an essay about lakes for her science class. She knows that these particular landforms are created in a variety of ways. Which of the following should she include in her essay? Choose the three that apply.
by rift valleys
in a watershed
in empty volcano craters
from a fish farm
from melted ice sheets
Which of the following is found both on Earth's surface and under the sea?
abyssal plain
lake
valley
glacier
Which of the following is found only under the ocean?
abyssal plain
lake
valley
glacier
Which of the following are characteristics of the water cycle? Choose the three that apply.
movement of water among the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere
accessible supply of water to all living creatures on Earth
provision of newly-formed water to the atmosphere
movement of water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back
power and drive supplied by gravity and the sun’s energy
He knew that plants had a place in the water cycle. What part do plants play in the water cycle?
Plants take in water through their roots and give off water vapor by evaporation.
Plants take in water through transpiration and give off water vapor by evaporation.
Plants take in water through their roots and give off water vapor by transpiration.
Plants take in water through transpiration and absorb it in their roots
Arturo recently read about watersheds and the direction rivers flowed in the United States. Arturo studied his map of the country and identified rivers and their flow direction. Look at the picture and identify what the black line drawn on the map represents.
the water flow
the Great Divide
the Great Basin
the Mississippi River
Jenny read that most of Earth’s water is salt water, while only 3% is fresh water. She also read that not all of the fresh water is accessible. Most of Earth’s freshwater is tied up in which two areas?
glaciers and underground
ice and glaciers
underground and lakes
glaciers and lakes
As you descend into the ocean water temperature (a) .
As you descend into the ocean water pressure (a) .
