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WorksheetsEarth Test
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Fill in the blank: All the parts of Earth where there is life are called the ________.
biosphere
lithosphere
atmosphere
hydrosphere
Fill in the blank: The solid and molten rocks and soil on and in Earth are called the ________.
geosphere
atmosphere
hydrosphere
biosphere
Fill in the blank: All the liquid water on Earth is called the ________.
hydrosphere
atmosphere
lithosphere
biosphere
Fill in the blank: The layer of gases surrounding Earth is called the ________.
atmosphere
lithosphere
hydrosphere
biosphere
Fill in the blank: The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere is called the ________.
thermosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
Fill in the blank: The third layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up is called the ________.
mesosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
Fill in the blank: The second layer of the atmosphere which contains the ozone layer is called the ________.
stratosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
Fill in the blank: The lowest and densest layer of the atmosphere where most weather occurs is called the ________.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
exosphere
Fill in the blank: A protective layer in the atmosphere that scatters and absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun is called the ________.
ozone layer
troposphere
carbon dioxide layer
stratosphere
Fill in the blank: The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves is called ________.
radiation
conduction
convection
reflection
Fill in the blank: The transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter is called ________.
conduction
radiation
evaporation
insulation
Fill in the blank: The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another is called ________.
convection
conduction
radiation
insulation
Fill in the blank: A movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern is called an ________.
ocean current
tidal wave
seamount
iceberg
Fill in the blank: A wind-driven current that carries ocean water horizontally across the ocean's surface is called a ________.
surface current
deep current
tidal bore
upwelling
Fill in the blank: A rotating, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms that originates over tropical or subtropical waters is called a ________.
tropical cyclone
cold front
anticyclone
occluded front
Fill in the blank: An intense tropical storm with winds exceeding 119 km/h is called a ________.
hurricane
Coriolis effect
blizzard
Jet stream
Fill in the blank: A tropical cyclone occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea is called a ________.
typhoon
westerlies
Coriolis effect
blizzard
Fill in the blank: Warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere is called the ________.
greenhouse effect
photosynthesis
albedo effect
ozone depletion
Fill in the blank: The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents is called the ________.
Coriolis effect
Greenhouse effect
Tyndall effect
Bernoulli effect
Which term describes a moving, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds that looks like a funnel-shaped cloud?
Blizzard
Tornado
Storm surge
Jet stream
A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans is known as a:
Polar vortex
Typhoon
Whirlwind
Storm surge
What is the name for a tropical cyclone found in the Atlantic Ocean?
Hurricane
Coriolis effect
Blizzard
Polar vortex
Which term refers to a wave of water that sweeps across the coast where a tropical cyclone lands?
Storm surge
Lightning
Flood
Transpiration
An electrical spark from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth that causes a bright light and thunder is called:
Storm surge
Lightning
Drought
Climate
Which term describes the average temperature and precipitation in an area over several decades?
Precipitation
Climate
Transpiration
Typhoon
A long period of dry weather is called:
Flood
Drought
Storm surge
Temperate zone
What term describes an overflowing of a large amount of water over what is normally dry land?
Flood
Drought
Transpiration
Lightning
Which climate zone is characterized by very little precipitation and extremely cold temperatures?
Tropical zone
Temperate zone
Polar zone
Desert zone
The area between the tropical and the polar zones where the weather is mild and you get four distinct seasons is called the:
Temperate zone
Tropical zone
Polar zone
Monsoon region
Which zone is near the equator and known for consistently hot weather and abundant rainfall?
Temperate zone
Polar zone
Tropical zone
Subarctic zone
The evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant is called:
Transpiration
Condensation
Precipitation
Infiltration
Which term best describes the breaking down of rocks and other materials on Earth's surface over time?
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
Oxidation
Physical weathering is defined as which process?
Breaking rock into smaller pieces without changing the rock’s chemistry
Dissolving rock through chemical reactions to form a new substance
Transporting broken rock from one location to another
Laying down eroded sediment in a new location
Chemical weathering results in which outcome?
Rock splits as water freezes and expands in cracks
Rock is ground away by particles carried by wind or water
Rock is broken down by chemical reactions to form a new substance
Sediment is deposited where a river meets an ocean
Which term refers to the transport of weathered material from one location to another?
Deposition
Erosion
Weathering
Abrasion
Deposition is best defined as which process?
Grinding away rock by moving particles
Transporting weathered material
Laying eroded sediment in a new location
Breaking rock into smaller pieces without chemical change
A glacier is described as which of the following?
A hill of sand deposited by wind
A landform made of sediment at a river’s mouth
A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land, often causing erosion
A chemical change where oxygen combines with a substance
Which landform is made of sediment deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake?
Dune
Delta
Glacier
Ridge
A chemical change in which a substance combines with oxygen, as when iron oxidizes forming rust
abrasion
deposition
erosion
oxidation
A process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands
glacier
abrasion
ice wedging
oxidation
What is energy?
the ability to do work
unit of measurement for energy
energy due to motion
stored energy
What is a joule?
unit of measurement for energy
energy we can see that travels in electromagnetic waves
the transfer of energy to an object by using a force
energy cannot be created or destroyed
What is kinetic energy?
energy due to motion
stored energy
heat energy from the movement of molecules in a substance
energy created when something vibrates and makes sound waves
What is potential energy?
stored energy
energy due to motion
when energy is moved from one object to another
the energy of charged particles moving through a conductor
What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?
energy cannot be created or destroyed
energy we can see travels only in straight lines
energy is always heat energy
energy is measured only in calories
What is gravitational potential energy?
the energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth's surface
the energy stored in the chemical bonds between atoms
energy due to motion
energy changed from one form to another
What is elastic potential energy?
the energy stored in an object that is stretched or compressed
energy created when something vibrates and makes sound waves
unit of measurement for energy
energy we can see that travels in electromagnetic waves
What is chemical potential energy?
the energy stored in the chemical bonds between the atoms in a substance
the ability to do work
heat energy from the movement of molecules in a substance
the energy stored by objects due to their position above Earth's surface
What is work?
the transfer of energy to an object by using a force that causes the object to move in the direction of the force
energy due to motion
when energy is changed from one form to another
the energy of charged particles like electrons moving through a conductor
What is energy transfer?
when energy is moved from one object to another
when energy is changed from one form to another
energy cannot be created or destroyed
stored energy
What is energy transformation?
when energy is changed from one form to another
when energy is moved from one object to another
energy due to motion
unit of measurement for energy
What is light energy?
energy we can see that travels in electromagnetic waves
heat energy from the movement of molecules in a substance
energy created when something vibrates and makes sound waves
energy stored in an object that is stretched or compressed
What is thermal energy?
heat energy from the movement of molecules in a substance
energy we can see that travels in electromagnetic waves
stored energy
energy due to motion
What is electrical energy?
the energy of charged particles like electrons moving through a conductor
the transfer of energy to an object using a force
energy created when something vibrates and makes sound waves
the ability to do work
What is sound energy?
energy created when something vibrates and makes sound waves
energy we can see that travels in electromagnetic waves
unit of measurement for energy
energy stored in the chemical bonds between atoms
Fill in the blank: The data you collect during an experiment is called the ________.
dependent variable
independent variable
control group
hypothesis
Fill in the blank: An educated guess or prediction that can be tested is called a ________.
hypothesis
variable
theory
observation
Fill in the blank: What you change in an experiment is called the ________.
independent variable
dependent variable
control variable
constant
Fill in the blank: Information gathered by using the senses is called an ________.
observation
experiment
hypothesis
prediction
Fill in the blank: How scientists gain knowledge about the natural world is called the ________.
Scientific Method
Hypothesis
Theory
Experiment
