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WorksheetsEnvironmental Science: Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere, Geosphere
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
You are best connected to the geosphere:
a)
by water you drink
b)
by minerals you use
c)
by plants you eat
d)
by air you breathe
2.
A monkey is:
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
3.
Polar Bears hunt seals on ice:
a)
Biosphere-Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
d)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
4.
A farmer plowing a field to plant crops:
a)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere-Geosphere
c)
Biosphere-Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere-Hydrosphere
5.
A thunderstorm is a connection between:
a)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
b)
Atmosphere-Hydrosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere-Biosphere
6.
A meteorite is:
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Atmosphere-Geosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Biosphere-Hydrosphere
7.
Oceans, rivers, lakes, and the moisture in the air are all part of which of Earth's spheres?
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Geosphere
8.
This sphere is composed of all the living things
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Geosphere
9.
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
10.
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
11.
Wind is part of what sphere of Earth?
a)
Windosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Airosphere
12.
When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean- the interaction is between...
a)
The atmosphere and lithsphere
b)
The atmosphere and hydrosphere
c)
The atmosphere and biosphere
d)
The atmosphere and atmosphere
13.
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?
a)
geosphere
b)
cryosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
hydrosphere
14.
When trees die, they often fall on the ground and decompose. Which part of the Earth system includes dead and decomposed trees?
a)
biosphere
b)
geosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
hydrosphere
15.
The picture shows three of Earth’s spheres.
What two spheres are represented by the water and heron?
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
16.
All of the following are examples of the biosphere except
a)
plants
b)
animals
c)
bacteria
d)
air
17.
The geosphere includes all but
a)
rocks
b)
mountains
c)
lava
d)
plants
18.
The hydrosphere interacts with the biosphere by providing __________ to life.
a)
nutrients
b)
water
c)
soil
d)
lightning
19.
This includes the gases that surround the earth, giving us a protective layer.
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Biosphere
20.
What is Geosphere?
a)
Solid part of Earth
b)
Liquid part of Earth
c)
Frozen Portion of the Earth
d)
Air around the Earth
21.
When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres?
a)
lithosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Biosphere
22.
Energy from the sun is stored by plants. When animals eat the plants, they acquire the energy originally captured by the plants. Between which two spheres is the above interaction?
a)
Hydrosphere and biosphere
b)
Atmosphere and biosphere
c)
Biosphere and biosphere
d)
Lithosphere and biosphere
23.
The classification of water that is located underground:
a)
Groundwater
b)
Deep water
c)
Dark water
d)
Cave water
24.
The classification of water that is in lakes and rivers:
a)
Groundwater
b)
Open water
c)
Clearwater
d)
Surface water
25.
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
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