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WorksheetsUnit 5 Earth & Space
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 32mins
What is a planet?
It is a star
It is a celestial body that revolves around the sun
It is a moon
The sun
Which is NOT a benefit of Earth's position in the solar system?
It is able to sustain life
The average temperature is 14°C.
Water can exist in all three states
It takes 365 days to orbit the sun
It is the centre of the Earth. It is the hottest part of the planet. It is made up of a solid inner part and a liquid outer part. It is mainly iron and nickel.
Mantle
Core
Crust
Earth
It is sandwiched between two other parts of the earth. Near the top is is mostly solid rock but underneath the rock is partially melted.
Mantle
Core
Crust
Earth
The external part of the earth. It is made up of solid rock.
Crust
Mantle
Core
Inner Core
The Earth's temperature increases as you travel from the core to the crust.
TRUE
FALSE
The inner core is what state of matter?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
The outer core is what state of matter?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
What is the lithosphere?
Land
Water
Air
Living Things
What is the hydrosphere?
Water
Land
Air
Living Things
What is the atmosphere?
Water
Land
Air
Living Things
What is the biosphere?
Water
Land
Air
Living Things
This layer is entirely solid.
Crust
Mantle
Core
Depending on the depth, this layer is made of solid or melted rocks.
Crust
Mantle
Core
The thickness of this layer changes from one area to the next.
Crust
Mantle
Core
This layer is the hottest.
Crust
Mantle
Core
The lithosphere is made up of the Earth's crust and the upper part of the mantle.
TRUE
FALSE
Define the following type of Relief: Mountain
A very high type of relief, characterized by steep slopes
Long, low stretches of land etched out by water erosion
Low bulges in the relief
Vast stretches of flat land at least 300 m above sea level
Define the following type of Relief: Valley
A very high type of relief, characterized by steep slopes
Long, low stretches of land etched out by water erosion
Low bulges in the relief
Vast stretches of flat land at least 300 m above sea level
Define the following type of Relief: Hill
A very high type of relief, characterized by steep slopes
Long, low stretches of land etched out by water erosion
Low bulges in the relief
Vast stretches of flat land at least 300 m above sea level
Define the following type of Relief: Plateau
A very high type of relief, characterized by steep slopes
Long, low stretches of land etched out by water erosion
Low bulges in the relief
Vast stretches of flat land at least 300 m above sea level
Define the following type of Relief: Plain
Low flat relief, formed from ancient seas that have disappeared
Long, low stretches of land etched out by water erosion
Low bulges in the relief
Vast stretches of flat land at least 300 m above sea level
Define the following type of Relief: Shield
Large, ancient, slightly rounded stretches of land
Long, low stretches of land etched out by water erosion
Low bulges in the relief
Vast stretches of flat land at least 300 m above sea level
The hydrosphere encompasses all the water on earth that is in a LIQUID state.
TRUE
FALSE
What percentage of water is salt water?
2.8%
97.2%
2.15%
0.02%
Where is most of the world's fresh water found?
In the atmosphere
In the ocean
Underground
In glaciers
Interactions between the atmosphere and hydrosphere are partly responsible for the water cycle: Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation.
TRUE
FALSE
Put the layers of the atmosphere in order from the earth up.
Thermosphere,
Mesosphere,
Stratosphere,
Troposphere
Mesosphere,
Thermosphere,
Troposphere,
Stratosphere
Troposphere,
Stratosphere,
Mesosphere,
Thermosphere
Mesosphere,
Stratosphere,
Thermosphere,
Troposphere
The layer of the atmosphere that is closet to Earth. 10 KM thick. Airplanes fly at the top of this layer.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
It starts approximately 10 KM above sea level. The ozone is in the layer.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
It starts approximately 50 KM above sea level. This is the coldest layer. We can see shooting stars and meteors in this layer.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Farthest away from Earth. It starts approximately 80 KM above sea level. The northern lights are produced here. Many satellites also orbit here.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
What two gases are found in the largest proportion in the air we breath?
Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen & Water Vapour
Nitrogen & Oxygen
Water Vapour & Oxygen
What part of the water cycle am I?
Water receives energy from the sun and transforms into water vapour and rises into the atmosphere.
Evaporation
Condensation
Percipitation
Transpiration
What part of the water cycle am I?
Happens when water vapour in the atmosphere cools and becomes liquid or solid and forms clouds. Can also cause mist or fog.
Evaporation
Condensation
Percipitation
Transpiration
What part of the water cycle am I?
Clouds are made up of tiny droplets of water. When these droplets become too heavy, they fall as rain, mist, snow, hail, etc.
Evaporation
Condensation
Percipitation
Transpiration
What part of the water cycle am I?
A form of evaporation in living organism.
Runoff
Condensation
Percipitation
Transpiration
What part of the water cycle am I?
Water from precipitation often follows the slope of the land. This the name for when it STAYS on the surface of the ground without soaking in.
Runoff
Condensation
Groundwater flow
Transpiration
What part of the water cycle am I?
Happens when water from precipitation penetrates into the ground.
Runoff
Infiltration
Groundwater flow
Transpiration
What part of the water cycle am I?
The movement of water through the ground.
Runoff
Infiltration
Groundwater flow
Transpiration
A tectonic plate is one of the massive pieces of the (a) (solid rock) that float on the partially melted rocks of the mantle.
Why do the tectonic plates move?
They are heated up by the sun's radiation.
Heat from the Earth's interior creates movement in the mantle.
Earthquakes move the tectonic plates.
Ocean currents.
What happens when tectonic plates move?
They collide with each other
They move apart from each other
They rub against each other
The atmosphere moves along with them.
Name the MOTION(S) that causes earthquakes.
Collision
Rubbing
Separation
Volcanoes
Name the MOTION that causes mid-oceanic ridges.
Collision
Rubbing
Separation
Volcanoes
Name the MOTION that causes mountain ranges.
Collision
Rubbing
Separation
Volcanoes
Name the MOTION that causes volcanoes.
Collision
Rubbing
Separation
Hot Spots
What happens in a subduction zone?
Mountains are formed
During collision a tectonic plate moves under another plate and beings to melt
Magma rises to the surface forming volcanoes
Fractures appear in the Earth's crust.
What is Orogenesis?
The formation of mountains
The formation of volcanoes
The erosion of mountains
An earthquakes
How are mountains formed?
Collision of tectonic plates
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Faults
What is a fault?
Fractures, caused by immense pressure from the tectonic plates
Cracks in the Earth's crust, caused by separation
Folding of the Earth's crust caused by collision
A area where volcanoes form.
What phenomena is caused by magma rising from the Earth mantle?
Water Cycle
Erosion
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
What phenomena is associated with the "Pacific Ring of Fire"?
Vocanoes
Earthquakes
Erosion
Orogenesis
What is a "Hot Spot"?
A subduction zone
A mid-oceanic ridge
Another word for "epicentre"
A place where the Earth's crust is thin
Put the steps of a volcanic eruption in order.
1. Eruption
2. Build up of magma and pressure
3. Lava cools
4. Magma escapes through the vent
1. Build up of magma and pressure
2. Eruption
3. Magma escapes through the vent
4. Lava cools
1. Eruption
2. Build up of magma and pressure
3. Magma escapes through the ven
4. Lava cools
1. Build up of magma and pressure
2. Eruption
3. Lava cools
4. Magma escapes through the vent
What is another word for an earthquake?
Focus
Fault
Seism
Epicentre
Faults ONLY occur on the edges of two tectonic plates.
TRUE
FALSE
What is the MAIN cause of earthquakes?
Volcanoes
Rubbing of two tectonic plates
The collision of two tectonic plates
Tsunamis
What forces of nature cause erosion?
Wind
Water
Freezing and Thawing
Movement of glaciers
Which part of the Earth's sphere(s) does erosion effect?
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
The layer of the atmosphere that is closest to Earth. 10 KM thick. Airplanes fly at the top of this layer.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
