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Earth and Universe

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 6hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Earth system is mostly pictured here? 

a)

geosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

biosphere

2.

Which Earth system is mostly pictured here? 

a)

geosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

biosphere

3.

Which Earth system is mostly pictured here? 

a)

geosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

biosphere

4.

Which Earth system is mostly pictured here? 

a)

geosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

biosphere

5.

A bird ate a worm.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

6.

Which is an example of an interaction between the atmosphere and the geosphere?

a)

breathing

b)

ocean currents

c)

storms

d)

weathering

7.
moisture that falls from clouds to
Earth’s surface
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
8.
series of processes that transport and
continually change rocks into different
forms
a)
rock cycle
b)
water cycle
c)
weather cycle
9.
process by which a liquid changes into
a gas
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
10.
average weather patterns for a region
over a long period of time
a)
weather
b)
evaporation
c)
climate
11.
continuous movement of water on,
above, and below Earth’s surface
a)
rock cycle
b)
weather cycle
c)
water cycle
12.
the state of the atmosphere at a certain
time and place
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
erosion
13.
the breaking down of rocks by water, wind, and acid rain.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
depostion
14.
the process of sediment being carried away by water, wind, or gravity.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
depostion
15.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
16.
The following image shows what mineral property?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage
d)
Density
17.

What soil horizon is shown?

a)

Horizon O

b)

Horizon A

c)

Horizon E

d)

Horizon B

e)

Horizon C

18.

What are the layers of the Earth?

a)

Crust, lithosphere, asthenosphere, mantle, outer core, inner core.

b)

Sky, Land, mantle, outer core, inner core.

c)

Crust, lithosphere, asthenosphere, mantle,

d)

The Earth doesn't have layers.

19.

In which layer of the Earth are temperature and pressure greatest?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

20.

The idea that the continents were once part of a single landmass that broke apart and

moved is

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Transform

21.

Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...

a)

America, Greenland, and Europe

b)

Antarctica, India, and America

c)

all of Earth’s continents

d)

South Africa, India, Australia, and South America

22.

Which layer of the Earth consists of tectonic plates?

a)

asthenosphere

b)

mantle

c)

mesosphere

d)

lithosphere

23.

The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of

a)

magnetic reversal

b)

global positioning

c)

continental drift

d)

oceanic drift

24.

Match the following

a)

Convergent

1.

Plates move together

b)

Divergent

2.

Plates move apart

c)

Transform

3.

Plates slide by

25.

Which of the following are likely to be found at a convergent plate boundary?

a)

Mid ocean ridges and rift valleys

b)

Mountains, volcanoes, ocean trenches

c)

Many earthquakes, faults, and cracks

26.

The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface is called an __________________

a)

tsunami

b)

earthquake

c)

volcano

d)

fault

27.

Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks is called ______________

a)

fault

b)

compression

c)

shearing

d)

tension

28.

An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through is called a ____________________

a)

fault

b)

dormat

c)

hot spot

d)

stress

29.

A molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water, from the mantle is called _____________________

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

hot spot

d)

dormat

30.

A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface is called _____________________

a)

hot spot

b)

lava

c)

volcano

d)

fault

31.

A break in Earth’s crust along which rocks move is called ___________

a)

stress

b)

compression

c)

dormat

d)

fault

32.

A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor is called __________________

a)

earthquake

b)

volcano

c)

tsunami

d)

fault

33.
This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion weathering
d)
deposition
34.
These gravestones have slowly broken down and turned a blackish color due to the action of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
abrasion
c)
acid rain
d)
mechanical weathering
35.
A metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
36.

A resource that we can use more than once is called a _____ resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Reusable

d)

Recyclable

37.

What is deforestation?

a)

Cutting down trees in a forest.

b)

Planting new trees on empty land.

c)

Using trees to produce oxygen.

d)

Looking for new types of medicine in a forest.

38.

Why are trees considered natural resources?

a)

People use them to make paper, lumber, fuel, and other products.

b)

They provide shade.

c)

They are a source of firewood

d)

They can grow back after they are cut down.

39.

Energy from the sun is known as.........

a)

hydroelectric energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

solar energy

d)

wind energy

40.

Energy we get from earth's interior heat

a)

Geothermal

b)

Solar Energy

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Hydroelectricity

41.

A resource that can be easily replaced.

a)

renewable

b)

alternative

c)

nonrenewable

42.

Natural Resources/Energy can be classified into..

a)

Renewable and non renewable

b)

Natural and non renewable

c)

Renewable and Natural

d)

All of them

43.
Which way can people best reduce land pollution caused by large amounts of waste dumped in landfills?  
a)
They can use a water filter to use fewer water bottles.
b)
They can recycle their plastic, glass, paper, and cardboard items and only throw away non-recyclable items.
c)
They can watch less television, reducing electricity use and allowing their electronics to last much longer.
d)
They can refill large plastic containers, like those used for laundry detergent, instead of throwing them away.
44.
Which one BEST describes a nonrenewable resource?

    
a)
It is one that will run out one day and can’t be replaced.
b)
It will last for about 100 years.
c)
  It can be replaced again and again.
d)
It will never run out.
45.

Pollution can come from natural events such as

a)

using CFCs

b)

driving cars

c)

erupting volcanoes

d)

reusing water bottles

46.

Harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun is absorbed by

a)

clouds

b)

ozone molecules

c)

soil

d)

water

47.

Sunlight reacts with waste gases from the burning of fossil fuels to form

a)

greenhouse gases

b)

chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

c)

photochemical smog

d)

rain

48.

Global warming can lead to

a)

deforestation

b)

climate change

c)

oil spills

d)

litter

49.
We live in the __________________layer, a level of the atmosphere.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Exosphere
50.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
51.
Which of these layers is farthest from Earth?
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
exosphere
52.
Where you will find the ozone layer.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
53.

Reorder the following

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

e)

exosphere

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
54.

Match the following

a)

weather

1.

troposphere

b)

ozone layer

2.

stratosphere

c)

meteors burn up

3.

mesosphere

d)

Aurora Borealis

4.

thermosphere

e)

empty space

5.

exosphere

55.

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

56.

What is the transfer of thermal energy by the collisions between particles of matter?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

57.

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter from one place to another is

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

58.
A front is
a)
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
b)
a line where hot and cold air are separating
c)
a line where two different air masses meet
d)
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
59.
Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?
a)
zero air pressure
b)
stable air pressure
c)
a low pressure system
d)
a high pressure system
60.
Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
61.
Which system results in drier, fairer weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
62.
What is climate?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
63.
What is weather?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
64.

__________ energy is the energy of motion.

a)

Collision

b)

Contact

c)

Kinetic

d)

Potential

65.

__________ energy is the energy of position.

a)

Electric

b)

Potential

c)

Mass

d)

Energy

66.

The ability to do work.

a)

electric

b)

mass

c)

energy

d)

distance

67.

The rate at which an object travels a distance.

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

distance

d)

motion

68.

A change in position of an object over time.

a)

speed

b)

force

c)

motion

d)

energy

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