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Change Over Time and Interaction of Spheres Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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 cryosphere

2.
When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres? 
a)
Geosphere 
b)
Hydrosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Biosphere 
3.
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 
4.
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 
5.
This picture best describes which connection?
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Geosphere-Biosphere
6.
Sometimes fires burn down large areas of forests that are part of the biosphere. Other than the biosphere, which of Earth’s other systems is a forest fire most likely to affect? (SC.6.E.7.4) 
a)
Geosphere
b)
Cryosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
7.
When dead plants decompose and nitrogen is returned to the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres? (SC.6.E.7.4) 
a)
The biosphere and atmosphere 
b)
The atmosphere and geosphere 
c)
The geosphere and atmosphere 
d)
The biosphere and geosphere 
8.
When plants draw nutrients from the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres? (SC.6.E.7.4) 
a)
The atmosphere and the geosphere 
b)
The geosphere and the hydrosphere 
c)
The hydrosphere and atmosphere 
d)
The biosphere and the geosphere 
9.

What two spheres are represented by the water and heron?

a)

biosphere and geosphere

b)

atmosphere and biosphere

c)

hydrosphere and biosphere

d)

atmosphere and hydrosphere

10.

Wind can carry seeds to new places, so more plants can grow.

a)

Atmosphere and Biosphere

b)

Hydrosphere and Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere and Geosphere

d)

Geosphere and Biosphere

11.

Jessica is at the beach watching ocean waves. Which of these parts of the Earth system interacts with the hydrosphere to produce waves at the beach? (SC.6.E.7.4)

a)

Biosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Cryosphere

d)

Atmosphere

12.
Bio = 
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
13.
This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts. 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
14.
Body of air surrounding our planet. 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
15.

An example of the biosphere would be

a)

Penguin

b)

Mountain

c)

Wind

d)

Glacier

16.

Rivers, lakes and streams are part of the...

a)

geosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

hydrosphere

17.
The Four 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
18.

A group of parts that work together as a whole

a)

system

b)

energy

19.

Which sentence best describes the relationship between Earth's systems?

a)

Earth is not just a sphere with life on top.

b)

The cheetah will produce offspring.

c)

Together, these systems support all plant and animal life.

d)

Earth's systems are independent from one another.

20.

An example from the atmosphere would be

a)

Beach

b)

Volcano

c)

Ocean

d)

Cloud

21.
A thunderstorm is a connection between:
a)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
b)
Atmosphere-Hydrosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere-Biosphere
22.

A bear living in a cave. Which part is the BIOSPHERE?

a)

bear

b)

cave

23.

Wind blowing down a tree. Which part is the atmosphere?

a)

tree

b)

wind

24.

Which sphere is NOT represented: A rain storm with strong wind blows down a tree.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

25.

Which one is an example of Atmosphere and Geosphere?

a)

A volcano erupts adding Carbon Dioxide to the air.

b)

Air temperature impacts the evaporation of lakes and streams.

c)

Plants use essential elements such as water, carbon and nitrogen from the soil.

26.

Which of these are an example of Atmosphere and Biosphere interacting:

a)

The survival organisms is impacted by the air temperature.

b)

Wind can carry seeds to new places,, so more plants can grow.

c)

Bacteria and algae convert Nitrogen from the air into a form that is usable by plants and animals.

d)

all the above