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Earth as a System

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the atmosphere?

a)

Mixture of CO2, O2, H20, and N2

b)

All the water and ice on earth

c)

All living things on earth

d)

I don't know

2.

Greenhouse gases include which of the following? (multiple answers)

a)

methane

b)

water vapor

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

3.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in? (click to enlarge picture)

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

4.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains clouds and weather? (click to enlarge picture)

a)

Therosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Troposphere

5.
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
c)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
6.
T/F: Water vapor is a greenhouse gas
a)
True
b)
False
7.
T/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has
a)
decreased slightly.   
b)
increased until recently, and then decreased.
c)
increased steadily.   
d)
stayed about the same.
9.
Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be
a)
warm 
b)
cold
c)
dead
10.
Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....
a)
will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic
b)
will result in sea-levels rising
c)
Will have no effect on ecosystems
d)
None of the above
11.

How does the Earth keep itself warm?

a)

Sunlight keeps the Earth warm.

b)

There are heat lamps orbitting above the Earth's atmosphere.

c)

The greenhouse gases trap the warm air heated by the Sun and send it back to the Earth's surface.

d)

I don't know

12.

According to the graph, what is the relationship between carbon dioxide and time?

a)
increasing
b)
decreasing
c)
constant
d)
fluctuating
13.

According to the graph, what is the relationship between temperature and time?

a)
increasing
b)
decreasing
c)
constant
d)

there is no relationship

14.

According to the graph, what can be concluded from the data?

a)

As carbon dioxide increased, the temperature increased too

b)

As carbon dioxide increased, the temperature decreased

c)

As carbon dioxide increased, the temperature remained constant

d)

there is no relationship between carbon dioxide and temperature

15.

What I see from the graph is that both lines are increasing. I know that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas so that means the temperature is increasing because the heat is being ________?

a)

Absorbed and released by the carbon dioxide

b)

Generated by carbon dioxide

c)

Generated by humans

d)

I don't know

16.

What was the historic reason for the increase in carbon dioxide?

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

Mt. Vesuvius erupting

c)

El Cielo Forest Fire

d)

World War II

17.

According to these graphs, which rain forest had the most rain?

a)

Temperate

b)

Tropical

c)

They were equal

d)

I have no idea

18.

According to these graphs, which rain forest had the highest temperatures?

a)

Temperate

b)

Tropical

c)

They were equal

d)

I have no idea

19.

According to these graphs, we could conclude that the higher the temperature, the higher the _________?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Wind speeds

c)

We can't make a conclusion

d)

I have no idea

20.

According to the graph, what is happening to the glaciers?

a)
The glaciers are growing.
b)
The glaciers are staying the same size.
c)

I don't know

d)
The glaciers are shrinking.
21.

During the same time period as the glacier graph, we studied the Carbon Dioxide and Temperature graph. What could we say is a conclusion based on these graphs?

a)

The glaciers are growing because of the temperature

b)

The glaciers are staying the same size because of the temperature

c)

I don't know

d)

The glaciers are shrinking because of the temperature

22.

During the iceberg v glacier lab, which one had the greatest change in the water level?

a)
iceberg
b)
glacier
c)

they were the same

d)

I don't know

23.

How did the warming of the Earth's atmosphere affect the hydrosphere in this case?

a)

It made it rain

b)

It melted the glaciers and icebergs

c)

it had no affect

d)

I don't know

24.

According to this lab, what causes the sea levels to rise?

a)

Melting icebergs

b)

Melting glaciers

c)

it had no affect

d)

I don't know

25.

What does evaporation produce?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Rain or Snow

c)

Water Vapor

d)

Condensation

26.

______ is the process through which water falls from clouds in the form of rain, snow, and freezing rain.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Evaporation

27.

The biogeochemical cycle that includes cloud, rain, rivers and oceans is known as the ____ ____.

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Nitrogen Cycle

c)

Carbon Cycle

d)

Nutrient Cycle

28.

The stages of the water cycle are...

(think of the first stage that involves the sun)

a)

evaporation

condensation

precipitation

b)

condensation

water vapor

precipitation

c)

wind

transpiration

sun

d)

clouds

precipitation

evaporation

29.

The biosphere is...

a)

the part of the Earth that contains water.

b)

the part of the Earth that contains living organisms.

c)

the part of the Earth that contains the earth's crust.

d)

the part of the Earth that contains the gases.

30.

During the unit, we have concluded that CO2 has increased, which has increased the temperature, which has increased the rate the glaciers and icebergs melt, which has led to the decrease in the size of the glaciers and icebergs. How will this impact the biosphere?

a)

Flooding the coasts due to sea levels rising and no habitat for animals like the Polar Bear

b)

Flooding the plains due to sea levels rising and no habitat for animals like the rabbits

c)

It will not impact the biosphere

d)

I don't know