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Spheres and Atmosphere

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which gas is the most abundant in the atmosphere?

a)
Argon
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Other trace gases
e)
Oxygen
2.
The stratosphere contains the Earth’s ozone layer. The ozone blocks some solar radiation. What would happen if the ozone layer was removed from the atmosphere?
a)
The removal of the ozone layer would cause a higher rate of skin cancer
b)
The removal of the ozone layer would cause an extinction of all life.
c)
The removal of the ozone layer would cause the depletion of natural resources.
d)
The removal of the ozone layer would cause higher temperatures.
3.

How does layer F of the atmosphere protect Earth's surface?

a)
The stratosphere contains the ozone layer which helps absorb the sun's radiation.
b)
The stratosphere’s thickness helps break down meteors.
c)
The mesosphere’s thickness helps break down meteors.
d)
The mesosphere contains the ozone layer which helps absorb the sun's radiation.
4.

Referencing the diagram below, how does layer P support life on Earth? 

a)
The troposphere contains the gases we breathe and water cycle we depend on.
b)
The stratosphere contains the ozone layer which helps absorb the sun's radiation.
c)
The mesosphere’s thickness helps break down meteors.
d)
The thermosphere shields us from dangerous radiation from the sun.
5.
Why is a model of the layers of the atmosphere helpful to learning about the atmosphere?
a)
The model allows us to increase the size of the atmosphere so that we can view it
b)
The model allows us to see all of the layers and their characteristics at once.
c)
The model allows us to learn more about the atmosphere than studying it directly.
d)
The model allows us to safely observe the atmosphere.
6.
Meteorites burn up
a)
Exosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
e)
Stratosphere
7.
Ozone layer
a)
Exosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
e)
Stratosphere
8.

Satellites orbit

a)
Exosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
e)
Stratosphere
9.

Aurora Borealis (Northern lights) occurs due to the charged atoms and molecules

a)
Exosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
e)
Stratosphere
10.
Weather occurs
a)
Exosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
e)
Stratosphere
11.
Which 2 spheres are basically the same thing, just in different forms?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Geosphere
e)
Biosphere
12.
Includes living plants and animals
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Geosphere
e)
Biosphere
13.
Includes only non-living soil, rocks, and minerals.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Geosphere
e)
Biosphere
14.
Includes rivers, lakes, oceans and rain.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Geosphere
e)
Biosphere
15.
Includes glaciers, polar ice cap and frozen water
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Geosphere
e)
Biosphere
16.
Includes all the gasses on Earth
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Geosphere
e)
Biosphere
17.
Select the TWO spheres: "Wind can carry seeds to new places, so more plants can grow."
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Geosphere
e)
Biosphere
18.
Select 2 "Ice and snow build up on branches of a tree, causing the branch to break off"
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Geosphere
e)
Biosphere
19.
Then select the names of the TWO spheres that are most closely involved with the scenario. "Cloud cover impacts the temperatures of a pond."
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Geosphere
e)
Biosphere
20.
Which gasses are greenhouse gasses?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Ozone
c)
Methane
d)
Water
e)
Carbon dioxide
21.
The one and only variable the experimenter changes
a)
Controlled variable
b)
Dependent variable
c)
Independent variable
d)
Control group
22.
The varable that is measured
a)
Controlled variable
b)
Dependent variable
c)
Independent variable
d)
Control group
23.
The parts of the experiment that stays the same.
a)
Controlled variable
b)
Dependent variable
c)
Independent variable
d)
Control group
24.

Which is part of the biosphere?

a)

Rock

b)

Ice caps

c)

An oak tree

d)

Earth's crust

25.

Which is part of the geosphere?

a)

Earth's crust

b)

Oxygen

c)

Ice cap

d)

Lake

26.

You stub your toe on a rock. Which two spheres are interacting?

a)

Hydrosphere and biosphere

b)

Cryosphere and geosphere

c)

Biosphere and geosphere

d)

Geosphere and atmosphere

27.
Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...
a)
Atmosphere to the geosphere 
b)
Geosphere to the hydrosphere 
c)
Hydrosphere to the atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere to the hydrosphere 
28.
When volcanoes erupt, dust and ash particles spread through much of the air blocking the sun.  Which two spheres are interacting? 
a)
Hydrosphere and atmosphere 
b)
Geosphere and atmosphere 
c)
Biosphere and atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere and atmosphere 
29.

The Five Spheres of Earth

a)
are all connected
b)
have nothing to do with one another
c)
exist on Venus and Mars
d)
don't affect human life
30.
This picture best describes which connection?
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Geosphere-Biosphere
31.

Why is the ozone layer vital to life on Earth?

a)

Planes fly in the ozone layer

b)

It is made up of oxygen (O2)

c)

It shields the Earth from ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun

d)

It causes clouds to be created

32.

This layer is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

33.

Which explanation correctly describes the greenhouse effect?

a)

The process of the atmosphere keeping the Earth's surface dense

b)

The process of the atmosphere trapping the sun's radiation, and making the Earth warm and livable for humans

c)

The process of the atmosphere keep us from floating into space

d)

The process of the atmosphere reflecting all of the Sun's heat back into space

34.

What is the composition of Earth's atmosphere?

a)

78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% other gases

b)

78% oxygen, 21% carbon dioxide

c)

78% oxygen, 21% water vapor

d)

78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, 1% other gases

35.

The Florida Everglades is a large, warm wetland with many plants, animals, and microscopic organisms. Which part of the Earth system includes the water in the Everglades?

a)

the geosphere

b)

the cryosphere

c)

the atmosphere

d)

the hydrosphere

36.

Ships encounter surface currents and waves as they travel across the ocean. Surface currents and waves form when energy from the sun causes two of Earth's spheres to interact. Which two spheres interact to produce these waves and currents?

a)

The geosphere and biosphere

b)

the biosphere and hydrosphere

c)

the cryosphere and atmosphere

d)

the atmosphere and hydrosphere

37.

The gases that make up Earth's atmosphere are commonly referred to as air. Approximately what percentage of air is made up of gases other than nitrogen and oxygen?

a)

1%

b)

11%

c)

21%

d)

99%

38.

The atmosphere exerts a force (pressure) on Earth. Why does the atmosphere exert pressure on Earth?

a)

because of the weight of air

b)

because of the ozone layer

c)

because of energy from the sun

d)

because of the greenhouse effect

39.

Earth's atmosphere traps energy from the sun. Which is a direct result of the trapping of energy by Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Earth has weather

b)

Earth has gravity

c)

Earth's atmosphere has four layers

d)

Earth has moderate temperatures

40.
When plants draw nutrients from the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres? 
a)
The atmosphere and the geosphere 
b)
The geosphere and the hydrosphere 
c)
The hydrosphere and atmosphere 
d)
The biosphere and the geosphere 
41.
When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean- the interaction is between...
a)
The atmosphere and geosphere 
b)
The atmosphere and hydrosphere 
c)
The atmosphere and biosphere 
d)
The atmosphere and atmosphere 
42.
What might happen if the earth didn't have an atmosphere? 
a)
Everything would go flying off into space 
b)
The seasons would be longer 
c)
The earth's rotation would stop 
d)
We wouldn't be able to breathe 
43.

The prefix "BIO" in the word "Biosphere" - means:

a)

ice

b)

rock

c)

water

d)

life

44.

The prefix "ATMO" in the word "Atmosphere" refers to:

a)

ICE

b)

AIR

c)

WATER

d)

LIFE

45.

The prefix HYDRO - in the word "Hydrosphere" comes from the Greek word that means means:

a)

WATER

b)

AIR

c)

ROCK

d)

LIFE

46.

This force attracts gases in the air towards the Earth.

a)

spring

b)

frictional

c)

gravity

d)

tension

47.

Where would you feel more air pressure?

a)
b)
48.
What happens to air pressure as you move upward into the atmosphere?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
49.
Density of air is greater ________.
a)
at the top of the mountain
b)
at the bottom of the mountain
c)
at the center of the mountain
50.
What is altitude?
a)
how much something weighs
b)
the distance above sea level
c)
how big something is
d)
how far away something is
51.
In what direction(s) does air exert pressure?
a)
everywhere
b)
no where
c)
there is no pressure
d)
downward
52.
What happens to the amount of oxygen molecules as altitude increases?
a)
fewer molecules
b)
more molecules
c)
same amount of molecules
d)
nothing happens to the molecules
53.
Fewer molecules further apart, means density is:
a)
high
b)
low
54.

Define Density

a)

The weight of a column of air pushing down on an area

b)

The Amount of Mass in a given volume

c)

The force pushing on an area

d)

The distance above sea level

55.

Which box has the highest density?

a)
b)
56.

Arrange from lowest to highest.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

Exosphere

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
57.

Match the following

a)

1.

36.5mL

b)

2.

40mL

c)

3.

65mL

d)

4.

2.3mL

58.

Click on the place in the graph (on the curved line) where you would read to find the air pressure at 31.3 km.

A
B
C
D
E
F
59.

What is the volume of the diver? ___mL

60.

Density = ​ (a)   /​ ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
mass
volume
length
matter
distance
61.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Doesn't always have a control group.

Has a control group

Ask a question

Analyze data

Communicate Results

Variables

Uses all the steps of the Scientific Method

Cause & Effect relationship

No Variables

Scientific Study

Make observations

Evidence produced should be replicated by others

Investigation
Both
Experimentation
62.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

64 people

Red hair

4 mL

Light on

6 grams

Fuzzy

Measurable

Not measurable

Quantitative
Qualitative
63.

Click on the image that shows Repetition.

A
B
64.

Click on the image that shows Replication.

A
B

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