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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The prefix "bio" comes from a Greek word that means what?

a)

Life

b)

Water

c)

Earth

d)

Ground

2.

What do we call regions of the world with similar climate, plants, and animals?

a)

Atmospheres

b)

Habitats

c)

Biomes

d)

None of the above

3.

How much of the planet is covered by water?

a)

20%

b)

50%

c)

70%

d)

90%

4.

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

a)

groundwater

b)

lake

c)

river

d)

spring

5.

What do we call massive pieces of slow moving ice?

a)

Ice Shelf

b)

Ice Floe

c)

Glaciers

d)

None of the Above

6.

Which of the following is found in the earths Geosphere

a)

Soil

b)

Rocks

c)

Minerals

d)

All of the Above

7.

Which layer of the Atmosphere contains most of the air we breathe?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

Exosphere

8.

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

a)

80%

b)

97%

c)

3%

d)

30%

9.

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

a)

90%

b)

97%

c)

3%

d)

30%

10.

Most of the earth's FRESH water is contained where?

a)

Lakes

b)

Rivers

c)

Glaciers

d)

Oceans

11.

Which is the highest layer of our atmosphere

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

exosphere

12.
Hydro = 
a)
Sphere
b)
Earth
c)
Life
d)
Water
13.
Geo = 
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
14.
Wind is part of what sphere of Earth?
a)
Windosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Airosphere
15.
An example of a connection between ATMOsphere and HYDROsphere is:
a)
rain
b)
rivers
c)
lakes
d)
rocks
16.
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
17.
This picture shows
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere
18.
This picture best describes which connection?
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Geosphere-Biosphere
19.
A thunderstorm is a connection between:
a)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
b)
Atmosphere-Hydrosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere-Biosphere
20.
The hydrosphere is predominately made of
a)
liquid water
b)
frozen water
c)
solid rock
d)
gaseous air