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The Earth System

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

L1: An engineer is a person who uses ________ knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem.

a)

scientific

b)

solve

c)

food

d)

problem

2.

L2: Almost all of the worlds water is ​ (a)   water. The limited amount of fresh water is mostly in ​ (b)   and ground water.

Choose from the below words
salt
glaciers
fresh
lakes
rivers
3.

L3: A supply of something that is useful is called a ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
resource
option
engineer
system
conserve
4.

L3: Drops of water can form when enough water vapor gets ​ (a)   and condenses into liquid water.

Choose from the below words
cold
warm
hot
solid
5.

L3: Which day had more minutes of homework?

a)
Wednesday
b)
Thursday
c)
Friday
d)
Ms. Jones
6.

L3: What happened on Thursday?

a)

Cookie sales went up

b)

Cookie sales went down

c)

Cookie sales stayed the same

d)

6 boxes were sold

7.

L3: How many students' favorite color is blue?

a)
11
b)
12
c)
14
d)
17
8.

L4: The amount of available freshwater _______ when people use more than the amount that flows into the area.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

disappears

d)

dissolves

9.

L4: In the Earth system, people and living things are part of the ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
biosphere
hydrosphere
atmosphere
geosphere
10.

L4: The Earth system that consists of all the liquid and frozen water is the​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
hydrosphere
geosphere
biosphere
atmosphere
11.

L6: The Earth system that is made up of all the air that surrounds Earth is called the ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
atmosphere
hydrosphere
geosphere
biosphere
12.

L6: When a gas turns into a liquid, this is called __________.

a)

gas

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

perspiration

13.

L7- A group of atoms joined together in a particular way is called a...

a)

substance

b)

molecule

c)

atmosphere

d)

resource

14.

L7- water molecules are ​ (a)   in water vapor. water molecules are ​ (b)   in liquid water.​

Choose from the below words
far apart
close together
cold
warm
15.

L7- Rain drops can form when enough water vapor gets ______ and condenses into liquid water.

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

fast

d)

vapor

16.

L8- Evaporation is when a ​ (a)   turns into a ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
liquid
gas
water
ice
17.

L8- Water vapor in the (a)   comes from liquid water that has evaporated.

18.

L9- True or false: We could be drinking water molecules from Cleopatra's tear.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

L10- True or false: When water changes from gas to liquid or from liquid to gas, water molecules are NOT created or destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

L10- True or false: When water changes from gas to liquid or from liquid to gas, water molecules are created and destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

L10- A group of ​ (a)   that works together, is called a system.

Choose from the below words
parts
pats
systems
water
22.

L11: something new made to solve a problem is called a(n)

a)

design

b)

conservation

c)

condense

d)

property

23.

L13: When water vapor gets ________ to condenses into liquid water.

a)

warmer

b)

colder

c)

smaller

d)

moves

24.

L14: Water vapor ​ (a)   as it moves ​ (b)   , to where the atmosphere is colder.

Choose from the below words
condenses
higher
lower
hydrosphere
25.

L14: When the wind blows towards a mountain, the mountain can direct the wind _______, moving water vapor higher into the atmosphere.

a)

upward

b)

downward

c)

through

d)

between

26.

L16: Match the following

a)

The part of the Earth system that is solid.

1.

geosphere

b)

The part of the Earth system that is made up of all the water on Earth.

2.

hydrosphere

c)

The part of the Earth system that includes all living things.

3.

biosphere

d)

The part of the Earth system that includes all the gasses around the Earth.

4.

Atmosphere.