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Earth System

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is not one of the spheres of the Earth?

a)

geosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

exosphere

2.

Which of the Earth's spheres includes rocks and sediments?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

atmosphere

3.

Which sphere includes the Earth's water?

a)

biosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

4.

Which of these is part of the atmosphere?

a)

rocks

b)

rivers

c)

the Earth's core

d)

gases

5.

Which of Earth's spheres do these bees belong to?

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

6.

What is it called when the wind breaks down and changes rocks?

a)

wind currents

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

sand dunes

d)

evaporation

7.

Which sphere includes all the water on Earth, such as oceans, rivers, and lakes?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

8.

What is the name of the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

9.

Which sphere includes all living organisms on Earth?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

10.

How could a volcanic eruption affect the atmosphere and the biosphere?

a)

It would only affect the geosphere

b)

It would cause rainfall

c)

It would release ash and gases into the atmosphere, affecting plant and animal life

d)

It would create new landforms

11.

Analyze how human activities can alter the interactions between Earth's spheres.

a)

Humans have no impact on Earth's spheres

b)

Human activities can lead to pollution, affecting the atmosphere and biosphere

c)

Human activities only affect the geosphere

d)

Human activities only affect the hydrosphere

12.

Bio = 

a)

Earth

b)

Sphere

c)

Life

d)

Water

13.

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

14.

Composed of all the water on or near the earth

a)

Hydrosphere 

b)

Biosphere 

c)

Atmosphere 

d)

Geosphere 

15.

Body of air that surrounds our planet. 

a)

Hydrosphere 

b)

Biosphere 

c)

Atmosphere 

d)

Geosphere 

16.
Geo = 
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
17.

Hydro = 

a)

Sphere

b)

Earth

c)

Life

d)

Water

18.

Floods move soil and rocks to new places are interactions between the

a)

Biosphere and geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere and biosphere

c)

Geosphere and hydrosphere

d)

Hydrosphere and atmosphere

19.

Does the water cycle include interactions between which spheres?

a)

geosphere and hydrosphere

b)

hydrosphere and atmosphere

c)

biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere

d)

all spheres

20.

The natural slope of the terrain allows gravity to push water downward. Which of Earth's spheres interact to form a waterfall?

a)

atmosphere and geosphere

b)

biosphere and geosphere

c)

hydrosphere and geosphere

21.

The wind is part of which sphere of the Earth?

a)

Windosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Airosphere

22.

An example of a connection between the ATMOSphere and the HYDROsphere is:

a)

rain

b)

rivers

c)

lakes

d)

rocks

23.

This volcano is an example of something you would find in the:

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Geosphere

24.

The Four Spheres of the Earth

a)

are all connected

b)

have nothing to do with each other

c)

exist on Venus and Mars

d)

do not affect human life

25.

This coral reef is an example of something in the:

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Geosphere

26.

This image best describes which connection?

a)

Atmosphere-Biosphere

b)

Hydrosphere-Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere-Geosphere

d)

Geosphere-Biosphere

27.

A thunderstorm is a connection between:

a)

Biosphere-Atmosphere

b)

Atmosphere-Hydrosphere

c)

Hydrosphere-Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere-Biosphere

28.

Animals, forests, grasslands, and trees belong to which sphere?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

29.

The oceans, the rain, and the glaciers belong to this sphere.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

30.

Bio = 

a)

Earth

b)

Sphere

c)

Life

d)

Water

31.

Atmo =

a)

Earth

b)

Freezing

c)

Life

d)

Water

e)

Air

32.

Which two spheres are interacting?

a)

Geosphere and Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere and Hydrosphere

c)

Hydrosphere and Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere and Atmosphere

33.

Which sphere contains all living beings?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

34.

Which sphere contains all the water on Earth?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

35.

Which sphere contains all the air/gases that surround the Earth?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

36.

Which sphere contains all the landforms, rocks/minerals, and the interior of the Earth?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

37.

What is a combination of all living and non-living things?

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Interaction

c)

Landform

d)

Organism

38.

What is the mostly solid and rocky part of the Earth, composed of solid and molten rock, soil, and sediments?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Geosphere

39.

This part of the Earth system includes the gases that surround the Earth.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

40.

This part of the Earth System includes all living beings, including plants and animals.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

41.

This part of the Earth's System includes the planet's water, including oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, ice, and vapor.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

42.

Mount Everest is:

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

43.

A monkey is:

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

44.

This image shows:

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

45.

Which of the following does NOT belong to the geosphere?

a)

Sand

b)

Volcano

c)

Fungi

d)

Rocks

46.

Which of the following does NOT belong to the hydrosphere?

a)

Lakes

b)

Rivers

c)

Fish

d)

Rain

47.

Which of the following does NOT belong to the biosphere?

a)

Coral

b)

Grass

c)

Starfish

d)

Clouds

48.

An example of a connection between the HYDROsphere and the GEOsphere is:

a)

Waves eroding rocks on the beach

b)

Fish swimming in the water

c)

Water evaporating to form clouds

d)

Ships transporting goods

49.

Which sphere would contain whales and dolphins?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

50.

When a deer drinks water from a stream, which 2 terrestrial systems are interacting?

a)

Atmosphere Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere Geosphere

c)

Biosphere Geosphere

d)

Biosphere Hydrosphere

51.
This is part of the....
a)
Geosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Cryosphere
52.

The prefix "bio" comes from a Greek word that means what?

a)

Life

b)

Water

c)

Earth

d)

Ground

53.
Hydro = 
a)
Sphere
b)
Earth
c)
Life
d)
Water
54.

Which meaning goes with the Latin prefix Atmo-

a)

Living things

b)

Air

c)

Land

d)

Water

55.
Geo = 
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
56.
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