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Unit 6 Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 5hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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 
2.
Composed of all the water on or near the earth
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
3.
This sphere is composed of all the living things 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
4.
Body of air surrounding our planet. 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
5.
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 
6.
When dead plants decompose and nitrogen is returned to the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres? 
a)
The biosphere and atmosphere 
b)
The atmosphere and geosphere 
c)
The geosphere and atmosphere 
d)
The biosphere and geosphere 
7.
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 
8.
When a plants takes carbon dioxide from the air which two spheres are interacting? 
a)
Biosphere and atmosphere 
b)
Geosphere and atmosphere 
c)
Hydrosphere and atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere and atmosphere 
9.
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 
10.
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 
11.

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

12.

Earth is divided into four different spheres. Which statement is true about the interaction between two of these spheres?

a)

Weather is an interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere.

b)

A plant receiving water from precipitation is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

c)

An ice cap providing shelter for an arctic animal is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

d)

The formation of the Grand Canyon is an example of an interaction between the geosphere and the atmosphere.

13.
Which of the following provides the best example of an interaction between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?
a)
Carbon dioxide gas is released into the air by living things.
b)
Consistent patterns of wind change the shape of landforms.
c)
The oceans release heat energy that makes climate milder.
d)
Water vapor in the air is taken into plants through their leaves.
14.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
15.
What layer is 2?
a)
Crust 
b)
Mantel
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
16.
True or False. The Earth's crust is thick melted rock
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What layer is 4?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantel
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
18.
True or False.  The Earth's crust is made of rock
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What layer is 1?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantel
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
20.
True or False. The mantle is a solid piece of rock.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Which part of the core is liquid metal?
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
22.
What two metals make up the core?
a)
aluminum and silver
b)
iron and nickel
23.
True or False. The mantle is hotter than the crust.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
What Layer is 3?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
25.
What layer is the thickest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
26.

What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

27.

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

28.

Which layer of the Earth is a dense solid ball of Iron and Nickle?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

29.

What layer of the Earth is represented by the letter D?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

30.

What layer of the Earth is represented by the letter C?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

31.

What layer of the Earth is represented by the letter B?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

32.

What layer of the Earth is represented by the letter A?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

33.
Which box has a higher density?  
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
cannot be determined
d)
they are the same
34.

Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

goes up and down depending on the layer

d)

stays the same

35.

Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

goes up or down depending on the layer

d)

stays the same

36.

Density ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

goes up or down depending on the layer

d)

stays the same

37.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
38.
As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
39.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
40.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
41.

In which type of rock might you see a fossil?

a)

Marble

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Sedimentary rock

42.

How are metamorphic rocks created?

a)

Cooling and crystallizing as it moves away from the core

b)

Formed from pieces of other rock

c)

None of these options are correct.

d)

Heat and pressure as they move toward the core

43.
Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
44.

When rocks are deeply buried, placing them under pressure because of the weight of overlying layers, this is called:

a)

lithification

b)

cementation

c)

deposition

d)

compaction

45.

According to the diagram, Igneous rock becomes Metamorphic by melting and cooling.

a)

true

b)

false

46.

Molten rock that erupts on Earth's surface

a)

deposit

b)

lava

c)

magma

d)

mineral

47.

Series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock

a)

extrusive rock

b)

rock

c)

rock cycle

d)

sediment

48.

Rock material that is broken down into smaller pieces or dissolved in water as rocks erode

a)

extrusive rock

b)

rock

c)

rock cycle

d)

sediment

49.

One of the major rock types that is created from previously existing rock by the action of intense heat and pressure

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

plastic deformation

d)

sedimentary rock

50.

Magma --> _____________ --> Igneous Rock

a)

Melting

b)

Cooling

c)

Metamorphism

d)

Compaction

51.

Metamorphic Rock --> Weathering & Erosion --> __________

a)

Magma

b)

Igneous

c)

Sediment

d)

Metamorphic

52.

Sedimentary --> ____________--> magma

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Heat and Pressure

c)

Melting

d)

Cooling

53.

Rock formed from liquid molten rock (lava or magma) that cools slowly and hardens. Found near volcanoes and fissures; can have crystals.

a)

Metamorphic Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Sedimentary Rock

d)

Regolith Rock

54.

Rock formed from sediments, such as sand, pebbles, shells and remains of dead plants / animals; often deposited in layers

a)

Regolith

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Igneous Rock

d)

Metamorphic Rock

55.

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

sediments

56.
Cooling & crystalization produce
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
57.

This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

58.

This rock started as molten magma but transformed after a volcano erupted. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

59.

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

60.

How are rocks classified?

a)

How they are formed, their composition, and their texture

b)

Their composition, their size, and their weight.

c)

Their mass and their composition

d)

How they are formed, their weight, and their color

61.

Which type of igneous rocks are formed by cooling UNDER the surface?

a)

Intrusive

b)

Extrusive

62.

Using public transportation, like trains and buses, rather than cars helps conserve nonrenewable resources because public transportation -

a)

needs more water to maintain than the same number of cars

b)

uses less fossil fuels to move people from place to place

c)

involves using much more paper for printed materials

63.

To save and use a resource carefully

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Conservation

64.

Which of the following is a way to reduce energy?

a)

Turn ON all the lights

b)

Turn OFF all the lights

c)

Turn ON the heater to high heat

65.

True or false. When you conserve you use less resources to save energy.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

True of false. When you reduce, reuse, and recycle you are conserving natural resources?

a)

True

b)

False

67.

To CONVERT WASTE INTO REUSABLE new MATERIAL.

a)

WASTE

b)

CONSERVATION

c)

RECYCLE

68.

Fossil fuels include coal, oil and natural gas. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they -

a)

take millions of years to be replaced

b)

require expensive equipment

c)

can be found all over Earth’s surface

69.

What are some water conservation methods?

a)

Taking shorter showers

b)

Fixing leaky faucets

c)

Using water-efficient appliances

d)

All of the above

70.

The release of harmful waste into the environment is known as...?

a)

Fossil Fuels

b)

Smog

c)

Pollution

d)

Acid Rain

71.

Which of these is a disadvantage (bad thing) of fossil fuels?

a)

They are free, we just dig them up

b)

They are a limited supply and can run out

c)

They do not take a long time to replenish

d)

They are good for the environment

72.

What is a condition where people in communities cannot meet a minimum standard of living due to a lack of resources?

a)

Malnutrition

b)

Poverty

c)

Famine

d)

Hunger

73.

When people are living in poverty

and cannot meet a minimum standard of living

they lack _________?

a)

a family

b)

food and water

c)

resources

d)

hunger

74.

Coal, Natural Gas, and Oil are known as ....?

a)

Renewable Resources

b)

Waste

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Recycled Fuels

75.

why do people suffer from malnutrition ?

a)

not eating enough undernutrition or not eating enough of the right food to give your body the nutrients it needs

b)

when they eat to much food and get sick a lot

c)

when they don't exercise enough and eat to much

76.

Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention

a)

Renewable Resources

b)

Nonrenewable Resources

c)

Natural Resources

d)

Conservation

77.

variety of life on Earth.

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Solar Energy

d)

Natural Resources

78.

the act of using a natural resource so that it is not depleted or permanently
damaged

a)

Sustainability

b)

Conservation

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Natural Resources

79.

gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to the
greenhouse effect

a)

Fossil Fuels

b)

Greenhouse Gases

c)

Petroleum

d)

Natural Gas

80.

the heating of the Earth’s surface due to human activities such as the
burning of fossil fuels.

a)

Global Warming

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Greenhouse Gases