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Earth's Spheres

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 42mins

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Date
1.

How is the cryosphere related to the hydrosphere?

a)

The cryosphere is not related to the hydrosphere.

b)

The cryosphere is the part of the hydrosphere in the form of water vapor

c)

The cryosphere is the part of the hydrosphere in the form of ice.

d)

The hydrosphere is actually part of the cryosphere.

2.

If there was a change in the hydrosphere, what would be one way that the biosphere would change as a result?

a)

Increased precipitation would reduce the population.

b)

Lower lake levels would eliminate habitats.

c)

Higher lake levels would reduce the amount of food available.

d)

Reduced precipitation would reduce the amount of available food.

3.

What landforms are present in Florida?

a)

coastline

b)

dunes

c)

rivers (watershed)

d)

mountains

e)

glaciers

4.

What type of landforms are present in Illinois?

a)

Plains

b)

Glaciers

c)

Mountains

d)

Hills

e)

Lakes

5.

What landform runs along the ocean between Mexico and Washington? (Select best answer.)

a)

Plateau

b)

Sand Dunes

c)

Coastal Plain

d)

Delta

6.

Which of the following is an example of water working as as destructive force?

a)

Erosion of landforms

b)

Depositing sediment

c)

Forming a delta

d)

Creating a lake

7.

How does the geosphere and biosphere add water to the water cycle? (Select two.)

a)

Water evaporates from the ocean.

b)

Animals breathe.

c)

Water evaporates from the soil.

d)

Snow falls from clouds.

8.

What allows the amount of water on Earth to remain constant (the same)?

a)

More water vapor condenses to keep the cycle in balance.

b)

The rate of evaporation competes with the balance of precipitation.

c)

The rate of precipitation and evaporation are in balance.

d)

More precipitation falls that can evaporate and condense.

9.

Lakes are formed in a variety of ways/areas. Identify 3 of them.

a)

In depressions from melted ice sheets

b)

from erosion

c)

In empty volcanic craters

d)

In a watershed

e)

In deep valleys called rift valleys

10.

One landform that is found on both Land and under the sea is...

a)

An abyssal plain

b)

A glacier

c)

A lake

d)

A valley

11.

Which landform is only found under the ocean?

a)

Valley

b)

Lake

c)

Glacier

d)

Abyssal Plain

12.

How is the atmosphere affected when a forest fire occurs?

a)

It fills with ash and soot making it hard to breath.

b)

Runoff water filled with ash, soot, and debris flows into the water ways (i.e. lakes & rivers). This leads to changing landforms by depositing debris/sediment.

c)

Plants are burned, animals killed, and habitats are destroyed.

d)

Heat fractures/cracks rock. Rocks and soil are exposed to erosion and increased risk of mudslides. This can then lead to changing landforms by erosion and deposition.

13.

How is the geosphere affected when a forest fire occurs?

a)

The air fills with ash and soot making it hard to breath.

b)

Runoff water filled with ash, soot, and debris flows into the water ways (i.e. lakes & rivers). This leads to changing landforms by depositing debris/sediment.

c)

Plants are burned, animals killed, and habitats are destroyed.

d)

Heat fractures/cracks rock. Exposed rocks and soil are exposed to erosion and increased risk of mudslides. This can then lead to changing landforms by erosion and deposition.

14.

How is the hydrosphere affected when a forest fire occurs?

a)

The air fills with ash and soot making it hard to breath.

b)

Runoff water filled with ash, soot, and debris flows into the water ways (i.e. lakes & rivers). This leads to changing landforms by depositing debris/sediment.

c)

Plants are burned, animals killed, and habitats are destroyed.

d)

Heat fractures/cracks rock. Exposed rocks and soil are exposed to erosion and increased risk of mudslides. This can then lead to changing landforms by erosion and deposition.

15.

A landform with high elevation and high relief formed by material of the geosphere is called a:

a)

Plain

b)

Plateau

c)

Mountain

d)

Basin

16.

The cycles of matter in Earth's systems are driven by the movement of:

a)

heat

b)

rock

c)

water

d)

air

17.

Which is not a part of the hydrosphere?

a)

sediment

b)

pond

c)

rain

d)

ice

18.

When a system gives itself information about itself after a change or even, this is called:

a)

an echo

b)

system response

c)

feedback

d)

a reaction

19.

If you live in a relatively flat region that is not very high above sea level, you probably live on a:

a)

plateau

b)

prarie

c)

coastal plain

d)

mountaintop

20.

When ocean water reaches the poles, some of it turns to ice. Some salt is trapped between ice crystals, but most is left behind in the unfrozen seawater. This cause an increase in:

a)

evaporation

b)

salinity

c)

pressure

d)

temperature

21.

The thin, gas-filled outermost layer of the Earth system is called the:

a)

cryosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

22.

Which type of map image would you use if you wanted to represent plant density across the United States?

a)

Satellite imagery

b)

Aerial photography

c)

Topographic map

d)

Relief map

23.

About 97% of the hydrosphere is:

a)

salt water in lakes, seas, and the ocean

b)

water vapor in the atmosphere

c)

fresh water in ice and snow

d)

also part of the cryosphere

24.

In the ​ ​ (a)   , water exists in its solid form as ice

Choose from the below words
cryosphere
hydrosphere
geosphere
atmosphere
25.

​ (a)   from plant and ​ (b)   from bodies of water both add water vapor to the ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Transpiration
evaporation
atmosphere
26.

With ​ (a)   , you can find your precise location on a digital map if your device can receive signals from three satellites. A ​ (b)   map is a low-tech tool for visualizing the contours and elevations of a landform.

Choose from the below words
GPS technology
topographic
GIS
GPS
27.

Which part of the Earth contains most of its mass?

a)

the biosphere

b)

the hydrosphere

c)

the atmosphere

d)

the geosphere

28.

Water vapor enters the atmosphere by what process?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

humidity

29.

Which of the following features of the ocean is a long underwater mountain chain where new ocean floor forms?

a)

seamount

b)

trench

c)

mid-ocean ridge

d)

abyssal plain

30.

The part of the Earth's system that contains all of Earth's water is called the

a)

atmosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

31.

Salinity is a measure of which of the following in water?

a)

sand

b)

dissolved salts

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

32.

Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called

a)

water vapor

b)

groundwater

c)

rainwater

d)

salt water

33.

People can obtain groundwater by drilling a well

a)

above the water table

b)

into an aquifer

c)

into the unsaturated zone

d)

into the impermeable layer

34.

A river system is made up of a river and its

a)

sediments

b)

runoff

c)

tributaries

d)

divides

35.

It would always be easy to walk up a slope represented by contour lines that

a)

are curved

b)

are far apart

c)

form closed loops

d)

are close together

36.

A landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface is a

a)

lowland

b)

mountain system

c)

coastal plain

d)

plateau

37.

A topographic map differs from a road map in that the topographic map shows

a)

directions and distances

b)

elevation, relief, and slope

c)

streams and lakes

d)

highways and expressways

38.

Elevation, slope, and relief on a topographic map are shown using symbols called

a)

pixels

b)

contour lines

c)

contour intervals

d)

GPS units

39.

The contour lines that represent the top of a hill form

a)

a closed loop

b)

a sharp angle

c)

a gentle curve

d)

parallel lines

40.

How is the cryosphere related to the hydrosphere?

a)

The cryosphere is not related to the hydrosphere.

b)

The cryosphere is the part of the hydrosphere in the form of water vapor

c)

The cryosphere is the part of the hydrosphere in the form of ice.

d)

The hydrosphere is actually part of the cryosphere.

41.

One landform that is found on both Land and under the sea is...

a)

An abyssal plain

b)

A glacier

c)

A lake

d)

A valley

42.

Which landform is only found under the ocean?

a)

Valley

b)

Lake

c)

Glacier

d)

Abyssal Plain

43.

How is the atmosphere affected when a forest fire occurs?

a)

It fills with ash and soot making it hard to breath.

b)

Runoff water filled with ash, soot, and debris flows into the water ways (i.e. lakes & rivers). This leads to changing landforms by depositing debris/sediment.

c)

Plants are burned, animals killed, and habitats are destroyed.

d)

Heat fractures/cracks rock. Rocks and soil are exposed to erosion and increased risk of mudslides. This can then lead to changing landforms by erosion and deposition.

44.

What is a group of parts that work together as a whole called?

a)

hypothesis

b)

theory

c)

system

d)

effect

45.

What is it called when a system returns information about itself and that information results in change?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

glacier

d)

feedback

46.

What is the term for the shape of the land?

a)

topography

b)

land form

c)

sea level

d)

relief

47.

Features such as rocks, dunes, coastlines, mountains, and plains are called what?

a)

shapes

b)

systems

c)

landforms

d)

cryosphere

48.

Choose the three ways that land can be described.

a)

relief

b)

elevation

c)

landforms

d)

analysis

49.

Which type of force builds up the land?

a)

constructive

b)

destructive

c)

both

d)

neither

50.

Which type of force wears down or moves away parts of the land?

a)

constructive

b)

destructive

c)

both

d)

neither

51.

Which landform(s) have high elevation? Choose all that apply.

a)

mountains

b)

plateaus

c)

plains

d)

rivers

52.

What is the term for a hill of sand piled up by the wind?

a)

river

b)

delta

c)

mountain

d)

dune

53.

The boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake is called what?

a)

dune

b)

river

c)

coastline

d)

delta

54.

What is it called when mapmakers determine distances and elevations using instruments and the principle of geometry?

a)

surveying

b)

positive feedback

c)

negative feedback

d)

none of these

55.

Which of these are stages of the water cycle?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Precipitation

e)

Consultation

56.

Most of the water on Earth is where?

a)

in oceans

b)

in glaciers

c)

in streams

d)

in rivers

57.

Only 3% of Earth's water is fresh water. Of that freshwater, about what percent is frozen in glaciers?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

70%

d)

99%

58.

Layers of rock that hold water are called what?

a)

groundwater

b)

tides

c)

dunes

d)

aquifers

59.

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

a)

groundwater

b)

lake

c)

river

d)

spring

60.

What is used on topographic maps to model elevation, relief and slope?

a)

contour lines

b)

GPS technology

c)

Compass rose

d)

map key and scale

61.

What landform shape is represented in this contour map?

a)
b)
c)
62.

What landform shape is represented in this contour map?

a)
b)
c)
63.

The cycles of matter in Earth's systems are driven by movement of

a)

air

b)

heat

c)

rock

d)

water

64.

How can changes in the cryosphere affect the geosphere?

a)

Land that loses weight can sink slowly

b)

Land that gains weight can rise slowly

c)

Land that gains weight will have less mass

d)

Land that loses weight can rise slowly.

65.

Which one of these is not part of the hydrosphere?

a)

ice

b)

sediment

c)

pond

d)

rain

66.

What part do plants play in the water cycle?

a)

Plants take in water through transpiration and also absorb it in their roots.

b)

Plants take in water through their roots and give off water vapor by evaporation.

c)

Plants take in water through their roots and give off water vapor by transpiration.

d)

Plants take in water through transpiration and give off water vapor by evaporation.

67.

Contains the cryosphere

a)

biosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

geosphere

68.

A usually rounded natural elevation or land lower than a mountain.

a)

canyon

b)

valley

c)

plain

d)

hill

69.

Broad flat area with (usually) good soil

a)

plateau

b)

plain

c)

valley

d)

ocean

70.

The water cycle is the process by which water moves from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

An event in one sphere can affect another.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

Most of the water on Earth is fresh.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

This "sphere" has Earth's water

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

74.

This "sphere" has Earth's rocks

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

75.

This "sphere" has Earth's living things

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

76.

This "sphere" has Earth's air

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

77.

Humans are living things. Humans are part of Earth's ___.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

78.

Mountains are made of rocks. Mountains are part of Earth's ___.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

79.

Oxygen is the air we breathe. Oxygen is part of earth's _____.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

80.

The oceans are made of water. The oceans are part of Earth's _____.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

81.

Hydro

a)

Water

b)

Rock

c)

Air

d)

Living

82.

Geo

a)

Water

b)

Rock

c)

Air

d)

Living

83.

Atmo

a)

Water

b)

Rock

c)

Air

d)

Living

84.

Bio

a)

Water

b)

Rock

c)

Air

d)

Living