WorksheetsEarth Spheres
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 57mins
An active volcanic area on earth is found at_______.
Diverging Boundaries
Converging Boundaries
Hot Spots
All of the above
What is the active volcano area around the Pacific Rim called?
Hot Spots
Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
Hawaii
Where an oceanic crust converges with a continental or oceanic a very deep feature is made called a
Ridge
Trench
crater
oceanic dip
Where does the heat come from that drives the convection current in the mantle?
The sun
The crust
the mantle
the core
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
2.Groundwater
2. The remains of the water is soaked into the ground.
2. Transpiration happens to the plants.
2. Evaporation
Which of the following statements about the movement of Earth's atmosphere is correct?
A column of cool, dense air produces low pressure at the Earth's surface.
The movement of air within the atmospheric convection cells generates the wind belts.
Cold air is less dense than cool air so it tends to sink toward the Earth's surface.
A column of warm, less dense air produces high pressure at the Earth's surface.
Warm air is denser than cool air so it tends to sink toward the Earth's surface.
The Sun is the ultimate energy source for all other objects in the Solar System. Which process transfers energy from the Sun through space to all other objects in the Solar System?
conduction
convection
radiation
reflection
As snow and ice are deposited in arctic environments, layers build up over time. Because air is trapped during the formation of each new layer, scientists can take a cross section of ice and analyze it to determine how the atmosphere has changed over time. These samples are called ice cores. An example of ice core data is shown below. Which conclusion is best supported by this data?
Carbon no longer leaves the atmosphere.
The total amount of carbon on Earth has increased over time.
The more recently the air was deposited, the more carbon it can store.
The amount of carbon in the atmosphere was stable for a period of time.
The principal greenhouse gases in our present atmosphere are:
water vapor and carbon dioxide.
hydrogen sulfide and carbon disulfide.
hydrogen and helium.
methane and ammonia.
sulfuric acid vapor and carbon dioxide.
The relative size of the atmosphere layer as compared to the solid part of Earth is most similar to:
the meat of a peach as compared to the pit of the peach.
the skin of a grape as compared to the meat of the grape.
the peel of an orange as compared to the meat of the orange.
the meat of a cherry as compared to the pit of the cherry.
the rind of a watermelon as compared to the meat of the watermelon.
Which form of electromagnetic radiation is absorbed by carbon dioxide and water vapor in our atmosphere?
infrared
radio
visible light
ultraviolet
gamma rays
Which of the following is the earth's largest reservoir of carbon dioxide?
atmosphere
icebergs
oceans
soil
How do currents such as the Gulf Stream affect regional climates?
Currents absorb heat as they move from low latitudes to high latitudes.
Currents distribute heat from offshore regions to coastal regions.
Currents distribute heat from the equator to higher latitudes.
Currents remove heat from higher latitudes and distribute it at the equator.
Data collected from ice cores have been compared in the diagrams illustrated below taken from a research station in Antarctica. What climate relationship can most likely be concluded from the information shown in these two graphs?
Higher ice CO2 levels are the result of higher temperatures.
Lower ice CO2 levels are the result of higher temperatures.
Higher atmospheric CO2 levels leads to higher temperatures.
Lower atmospheric CO2 levels leads to higher temperatures.
The map shows the location of a category 3 hurricane. The black line shows the limits of where the hurricane may be located over the next several days. Why does the area inside the black lines get larger as each day passes?
The hurricane is forecast to grow in size.
Winds in the hurricane are expected to become stronger.
The hurricane is forecast to begin to move faster as each day passes.
It is difficult to predict the exact track of a hurricane for more than a day.
The weather forecast map predicts rain and thunderstorms for central Florida. Rain misses the area. The map is shown below. Which is the most likely cause for the incorrect forecast?
Ocean evaporation, which affects temperature and humidity, was not considered.
Many conditions in the atmosphere can interact in unexpected ways.
Computer models failed to calculate the interactions in the atmosphere.
Too few weather stations were used to measure atmospheric and oceanic conditions.
Which spheres of the earth are in this photo? (Select all that are present)
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Stratoshphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
The Spheres of Earth
are all connected
have nothing to do with one another
exist on Venus and Mars
don't affect human life
How do the biosphere and the hydrosphere interact?
Air contains water.
Volcanic ash can enter the atmosphere.
Living things need water to survive.
These two spheres do not interact.
What is the main sphere represented in this picture?
Hydorsphere
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Biosphere
What sphere is represented here?
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Which two spheres are interacting?
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Match root-word to the meaning
Atmos
Gas
Bio
Life
Litho
Stone
Hydro
Water
Cryo
Cold
