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Interactions of Earth Systems

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth system that includes rocks, minerals, and landforms

a)

geosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

2.

Bears, people, and trees are part of what Earth System?

a)

hydrospere

b)

atmosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

geosphere

3.

What is an interaction with the geosphere?

a)

drinking a glass of water

b)

a factory releasing chemicals into the air

c)

digging a hole in the backyard

d)

a beaver building a dam

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4.

Which is an interaction with the atmosphere?

a)

a new tree absorbing rainwater through its roots

b)

a car releasing too much carbon monoxide

c)

a polar bear floating on a glacier

d)

algae growing in a pond

5.

Earth's circulating water systems is the ___________.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Geosphere

6.

Earth's relatively thin layer of gases is the __________.

a)

Biosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

7.

Which is an example of an interaction between the Hydrosphere and Atmosphere?

a)

A cloud forms in the sky

b)

water in the ground is used by plants

c)

ocean waves carve out a cave into a rocky cliff

d)

humans pollute the air

8.

True/False: Cycles of matter show the interactions among earth systems.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The Geosphere is...

a)

All liquid water on Earth

b)

A 100km thick layer of gases

c)

frozen water on earth

d)

Earths entire solid body 

10.

Bio =

a)

Science

b)

Math

c)

Life

d)

Earth

11.

Geo =

a)

Earth

b)

Sphere

c)

Life

d)

Water

12.

Hydro =

a)

Sphere

b)

Earth

c)

Life

d)

Water

13.

The rocky part of the Earth; both solid and semi-solid rock is what system?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Cryosphere

d)

Atmosphere

14.

How do the geosphere and the hydrosphere interact?

a)

The geosphere stores parts of the hydrosphere.

b)

The geosphere erodes (shapes) the hydrosphere.

c)

The hydrosphere stores parts of the geosphere.

15.

The atmosphere is...

a)

all of earths water

b)

the gaseous layer that envelopes the earth.

c)

all the rock on earth

d)

all living things

16.

Rain falls from clouds in the sky and that provide drinking water for wildlife and humans as well as water for plant growth.

This is an interaction between which spheres?

a)

hydrosphere: geosphere

b)

atmosphere: biosphere

c)

geosphere: hydrosphere

d)

hydrosphere: biosphere

17.

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

a)

Biosphere

b)

Terrasphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Liquisphere

18.

Oceans, the atmosphere, and groundwater are all ________ in the water cycle.

a)

Nodes

b)

Sinks

c)

Reservoirs

d)

Stations

19.

The (a)   is a continuous movement of water.

20.

The process of changing of water vapor to water droplets I can see with my own eyes is called _____

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

21.

What is transpiration?

a)

Excess water being released from the aerial parts of plants in the form of water vapor

b)

Excess sugar being released from the leave

c)

The way a plant makes its food

d)

When the plant uses sugar for energy

22.

Transpiration is a part of____________?

a)

Condensation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

23.

Which is true?

a)

99% of water taken by the plant evaporates through transpiration

b)

9% of water taken by the plant evaporates through transpiration

c)

Evaporation through transpiration accounts only for 1% of all the water the plant takes in

d)

Evaporation through transpiration is minuscule

24.

Adaptation to reduce transpiration

a)

Broader leaves

b)

absence of cuticle

c)

More stomata

d)

Narrow leaves

25.

Kidney shaped cells at the border of the stomata

a)

Lenticels

b)

Cuticle

c)

Guard cells

d)

Hydathodes

26.

The rate of transpiration in directly proportional to the

a)

humidity

b)

surface area

c)

pressure

d)

carbon dioxide content increase

27.

The rate of transpiration increases with

a)

High atmospheric CO2 level

b)

Low water content of leaf

c)

Shedding of leaves

d)

Dry air

28.

If plants don't store up water, how does water leave the plant?

a)

The roots get rid of excess water.

b)

Most plants DO store water.

c)

It is released from the leaves by TRANSPIRATION.

29.

If plants don't store up water, how does water leave the plant?

a)

The roots get rid of excess water.

b)

Most plants DO store water.

c)

It is released from the leaves by TRANSPIRATION.

30.

Condensation involves a change in state from gas to liquid.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which image demonstrates condensation?

a)
b)
c)
d)

32.

the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations

a)

uplift

b)

rift zone

c)

core

d)

crust

33.

the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

convection

34.

the breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

convection

35.

the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

convection

36.

process in which sediment is laid down in new locations

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

convection

37.

a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

deposition

38.

a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock (magma) at or below the surface

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

deposition

39.

rocks that undergo a physical change due to extreme heat and pressure

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

convection

40.

a series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another

a)

Rock Cycle

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Asthenosphere