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Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

The prefix "Bio" means ____

a)

Life

b)

Earth

c)

Water

d)

Air

2.

The prefix "Geo" means ____

a)

earth, ground and soil

b)

water

c)

life

d)

air

3.

The prefix "Hydro" means ____

a)

ground

b)

water

c)

life

d)

air

4.

The prefix "Atmo" means ____

a)

ground

b)

water

c)

life

d)

air

5.

Lithosphere is another way of saying Geosphere

a)

True

b)

False

6.

How much of the planet is covered by water?

a)

20%

b)

50%

c)

70%

d)

90%

7.

What do we call FRESH water that lies beneath the Earth's surface?

a)

groundwater

b)

lake

c)

river

d)

spring

8.

Which of the following is found in the earths Geosphere

a)

Soil

b)

Rocks

c)

Minerals

d)

All of the Above

9.

Water availability impacts plant growth and animals who depend on plants for food are interactions between the

a)

Geosphere and Hydrosphere

b)

Cryosphere and atmosphere

c)

Biosphere and geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere and biosphere

10.
Hydro = 
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
11.
This sphere is composed of all the living things 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
12.

Geosphere/Lithosphere

a)

Water on Earth

b)

Gasses around Earth

c)

Life on Earth

d)

Rocks & Minerals on Earth

13.

Water is found only on Earth's surface.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Earth's 4 systems?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

megasphere

d)

geosphere

e)

atmosphere

15.

What is the atmosphere?

a)

all of Earth's water

b)

a mixture of gases that is air

c)

all the living things found on Earth

d)

Earth's surface layer of rock, soil, and sediments as well as the layers of hot molten, or liquid, rock that are inside Earth

16.

What is the hydrosphere?

a)

all of Earth's water

b)

a mixture of gases that is air

c)

all the living things found on Earth

d)

Earth's surface layer of rock, soil, and sediments as well as the layers of hot molten, or liquid, rock that are inside Earth

17.

What is the geosphere?

a)

all of Earth's water

b)

a mixture of gases that is air

c)

all the living things found on Earth

d)

Earth's surface layer of rock, soil, and sediments as well as the layers of hot molten, or liquid, rock that are inside Earth

18.

What is the biosphere?

a)

all of Earth's water

b)

a mixture of gases that is air

c)

all the living things found on Earth

d)

Earth's surface layer of rock, soil, and sediments as well as the layers of hot molten, or liquid, rock that are inside Earth

19.

What are the layers of the geosphere?

a)

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

b)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

c)

precipitation, evaporation, condensation

20.

What do we call massive pieces of slow moving ice?

a)

Ice Shelf

b)

Ice Floe

c)

Glaciers

d)

None of the Above

21.

Of the earth's water how much of it is considered SALT water?

a)

80%

b)

97%

c)

3%

d)

30%

22.

How much of the earth's water is considered FRESH water?

a)

90%

b)

97%

c)

3%

d)

30%

23.

Florida's unique sandy soil and subtropical climate are ideal for growing orange trees. Which of these parts of the Earth system are interacting when Florida’s orange trees grow?

a)

biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere

b)

geosphere, cryosphere, and atmosphere

c)

biosphere, hydrosphere, and cryosphere

d)

cryosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere

24.
When volcanoes erupt, dust and ash particles spread through much of the air blocking the sun.  Which two spheres are interacting? 
a)
Hydrosphere and atmosphere 
b)
Geosphere and atmosphere 
c)
Biosphere and atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere and atmosphere 
25.
Which accurately describes the atmosphere?
a)
Composed of masses of air particles that are constantly circulating.
b)
Composed entirely of nitrogen and oxygen which react to form ozone.
c)
Comoposed of masses of air particles that move very little, if at all.
d)
Composed of several layers that increase in density as altitude increases.
26.
Matter can not be created nor destroyed: it can only be
a)
Destroyed a little bit
b)
Invisible
c)
Transformed, changed
d)
None of the above
27.
If reaction starts with 20g of reactants it should produce 
a)
a total of 40g of products
b)
a total of 10g of products
c)
a total of 80 g of products
d)
a total of 20g of products
28.
Jamie weighs a glass of water and observes its weight to be 12 ounces. Jamie then adds 6 ice cubes to the glass of water. Each ice cube weighs one ounce. After all of the ice cubes have melted, what will be theapproximate weight of the glass of water?
a)
b)
12 
c)
18 ounces
29.

The Law of Conservation of Mass States

a)

Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, it can only change form.

b)

Mass cannot be created nor destroyed, it can only change form.

c)

Mass can be created or destroyed, it cannot change form.

30.

All the matter is made up of

a)

Atoms

b)

Mixtures

c)

Compounds

d)

Reactions

31.

The sum total of all water on Earth and in its atmosphere is called the:

a)

Biosphere

b)

Terrasphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Liquisphere

32.

Water perpetually cycles from the Earth to the atmosphere and back. In the previous sentence, what does "perpetually" mean?

a)

Constantly

b)

Frequently

c)

Occasionally

d)

Rarely

33.

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

a)

It causes it to boil

b)

It causes it to rain

c)

It causes it to sink

d)

It causes it to evaporate

34.

Which of the following options depicts precipitation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Which of the following describes condensation?

a)

Ice becoming water when placed into a warm liquid.

b)

Water becoming ice in a freezer

c)

Liquid water being heated until it turns into steam.

d)

Steam from a teapot turning into liquid water.

36.

Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?

a)

The ice caps

b)

The oceans

c)

Groundwater

d)

Surface water

37.

What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

a)

The moon

b)

The heat from our home in the winter all around the world

c)

The sun

d)

The heat generated soley from the core of the earth

38.

The _________ exerts a major influence on weather and climate by absorbing energy from the sun, releasing it over time, and globally redistributing it through ocean currents.

a)

Sun

b)

Ocean

c)

Continents

d)

Desert

39.

 During which stage do clouds form?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

runoff

40.

During which stage does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?

a)

runoff

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

41.

 What is the water cycle?

a)

the 3 forms of water

b)

when water melts

c)

when clouds form

d)

the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth