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WorksheetsEarth's spheres review quiz
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Earth’s lithosphere is made up of what layer/s?
Crust
Mantle
Crust and Mantle
Crust and upper mantle
What do you call the broken segments that make up the lithosphere?
Crust
Mantle
Core
Plates
What do you call the theory about the movement of plates?
plate motion
plate run
plate movement
plate tectonics
When plants use their roots to get water from the ground, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
When ocean water evaporates into the air, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
What is the biosphere?
all the air and gases on the planet
made up of living things
the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth
the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth
What is the atmosphere?
all the air and gases on the planet
made up of living things
the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth
the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth
When an animal or human breathes air, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.
atmosphere and hydrosphere
biosphere and geosphere
hydrosphere and biosphere
atmosphere and biosphere
What organelle does photosynthesis
chloroplast
mitochondrion
nucleus
leaf
What are the two reactants for photosynthesis?
sun
water
oxygen gas
carbon dioxide
The oxygen gas we breathe comes from the splitting of water during the light reaction
True
False
What is this reaction showing? (select 2 correct)
production of carbon dioxide
production of oxygen gas
production of sugar
production of water
Plants use their stomata to obtain
water
carbon dioxide
oxygen gas
Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.
only plants
only animals
only bacteria
all living things
How is nitrogen "fixed" into a usable form for plants?
Through action of bacteria only
Through lightning only
Through action of bacteria and lightning
Through photosynthesis
Which statement is correct?
matter cycles; energy cycles
matter cycles; energy disintengrates
matter cycles; energy converts
matter converts; energy cycles
Which of the following is correct?
There is as much carbon on earth as when it was formed
Carbon is being created whenever it is recycled
Carbon is lost every time it is recycled
Carbon changes to different forms and is never recovered
Which form of carbon is the most potent greenhouse gas?
CO2
CH4
C6H12O6
C3H8O3
