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WorksheetsUnit 3 Earth's Systems
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins
What is a cycle?
a pattern
a type of bike
a system
a place you go to eat
True or False: Some cycles happen slowly and some happen fast.
True
False
What is a system?
a cycle
a place where the planets are
a collection of parts that interact
a place you go to eat
How many systems does the Earth have?
3
4
21
6
What is NOT one of Earth's systems
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Watersphere
Biosphere
The Biosphere is made up of what
the water
air
rocks
all living things
The Atmosphere is made up of what
all the air that surrounds Earth
the water
the solid land on Earth
the living things on Earth
The Geosphere is made up of?
all of the water on Earth
the living things
the air on and around Earth
all of the solid land on Earth and in Earth
The Hydrosphere is made up of what?
all of the air in and around Earth
all of the water on Earth
all of the living things
all of the solid land in and on Earth
What is NOT one of the layers of the Geosphere?
outer core
inner core
mantle
outer crust
How many layers does the Geosphere have?
5
12
7
4
What is altitude?
weather
pressure
distance from Earth's surface
rocks
What is a nickname given to Earth because of it's water?
Water planet
NASA
Blue Planet
Wet Planet
What percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water?
50%
70%
100%
10%
What is NOT an example of fresh water?
lake
stream
ocean
river
______ is fresh water that is found underground
groundwater
water under the ground
dirty water
water
What is NOT a level of the Biosphere?
individual
population
ecosystem
house
When plants use energy from the sun that is called ___
decomposing
energy
photosynthesis
nutrients
Acid rain deposits_____ in the soil. (Geosphere)
nitrogen
methane gas
corn plants
Pick the Earth's systems (4)
hydrosphere
atmosphere
biosphere
geosphere
abioshpere
The prefix "bio" means
water
rain
living things
the earth's crust
The word "hydro" means
living things
water
atmosphere
The prefix "geo" means
geography
having to do with the earth's solid land
things in the atmosphere
What does the word "sphere" mean?
cube
three-dimensional ball
cone-shaped
Earth
What two gases are most abundant in the atmoshere?
oxygen and carbon dioxide
oxygen and nitrogen
carbon dioxide and nitrogen
carbon dioxide and hydrogen
.
Water flows underground
True
False
Water in lakes and rivers that does not contain salt is?
recycled water
new water
fresh water
When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets?
evaporation
condensation
transpiration
When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor?
transpiration
condensation
evaporation
What is the main reason water evaporates?
ocean breezes
changing tides
heat from the sun
moon's gravitational pull
What causes clouds to form?
the evaporated water warms up and moves closer together
the evaporated water cools and drops get closer together
There is more fresh water on Earth than salt water
True
False
How does water in plants return to the environment?
sublimation
transpiration
evaporation
Rainfall that does not infiltrate the soil travels to rivers, lakes, and oceans by what process?
precipitation
runoff
sublimation
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?
weathering
vegetation
erosion
deposition
The weathering and removal of rock and soil?
weathering
vegetation
erosion
deposition
The dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock?
weathering
vegetation
erosion
deposition
A surface feature of the earth's land?
landform
glacier
sediment
A large sheet of ice that moves slowly over land?
landform
glacier
sediment
materials deposited by wind, water or glaciers.
landform
glacier
sediment
