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Earths spheres

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What main sphere is this shown in this picture?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere

2.

Pick all examples down below that have to do with biosphere.

a)

Ocean

b)

Human

c)

Sunflower

d)

limestone

3.

What does Hydro stand for?

a)

Rock

b)

Air

c)

Water

d)

Living things

4.

What is an example of geosphere?

a)

Creek

b)

clouds

c)

Human

d)

Sand

5.

What sphere is mainly represented in this picture?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere

6.

What is the main sphere represented in this picture?

a)

Hydorsphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Biosphere

7.

Select all that apply. What are examples of geosphere?

a)

soil

b)

Limestone

c)

oceanfloor

d)

flower

8.
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 
9.
Composed of all the water on or near the earth
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
10.
This sphere is composed of all the living things 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
11.
Body of air surrounding our planet. 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
12.
Geo = 
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
13.
Hydro = 
a)
Sphere
b)
Earth
c)
Life
d)
Water
14.
This is part of the....
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
15.
This is part of the....
a)
Geosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Atmosphere
16.

This is part of the....

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

17.

This is part of the....

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

18.
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 
19.
When a plants takes carbon dioxide from the air which two spheres are interacting? 
a)
Biosphere and atmosphere 
b)
Geosphere and atmosphere 
c)
Hydrosphere and atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere and atmosphere 
20.

How much of the planet is covered by water?

a)

20%

b)

50%

c)

70%

d)

90%

21.

What do we call scientists who study the EARTH?

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Geologist

c)

Biologist

d)

Astronomers

22.

Which of the following is found in the earths Geosphere

a)

Soil

b)

Rocks

c)

Minerals

d)

All of the Above

23.

What is the order of the Earth's interior layers starting from the Earth's surface?

a)

Crust; mantle; inner core; outer core

b)

mantle; crust; inner core; outer

c)

crust; mantle; outer core; inner core

d)

inner core; outer core; mantle; crust

24.

Which crust is thicker, the continental crust (land we stand on) or the oceanic crust (land under the ocean)?

a)

Continental crust

b)

Oceanic crust

25.

The mantle adds up to about ______ % of the Earth's total mass.

a)

67

b)

10

c)

3

d)

90

26.

Which layer of the Earth's interior layers is the largest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer core

d)

Inner core

27.

Which layer is made up of super hot LIQUID molten metal?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer core

d)

Inner core

28.

The inner core of the Earth is believed to be _____.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

29.

How can geologists know what inside the Earth looks like? [Choose TWO]

a)

Using super big X-ray!

b)

Using seismic waves

c)

Looking at rock samples

d)

Using technology that allows us to go to the center of the Earth

30.

Which seismic wave can travel through liquid?

a)

P wave

b)

S wave

31.

The pressure _______ deeper in the Earth's interior.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

32.

"Inorganic" means the things that are

a)

alive and once alive

b)

not alive

c)

happy

d)

sad

33.

What does "crystallize" mean?

a)

Rocks melting

b)

Rocks forming

c)

Rocks breaking

d)

Rocks crying

34.

Which is NOT how minerals can form?

a)

From solutions crystallizing

b)

From magma cooling

c)

From rocks melting

d)

From lava cooling