WorksheetsEnvironmental Science Vocabulary Quiz Chapter 3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Any material that has mass and occupies space.
a)
Protein
b)
Matter
2.
The basic unit of matter, the smallest unit that maintains the chemical properties of an element.
a)
Atom
b)
Hydrocarbon
3.
All of the rock at and below Earth's surface.
a)
Crust
b)
Geosphere
4.
Sphere of Earth made up of the hard rock on and just below Earth's surface, the outermost layer of both Earth and its geosphere.
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mantel
5.
The Earth and all of its organisms and environments.
a)
Vapor
b)
Biosphere
6.
The thin layer of gases that surrounds Earth.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Sky
7.
All of the water - salt water and fresh water - in the form of liquid, ice or vapor- above and below Earth's surface and in the atomsphere.
a)
Tectonic plate
b)
Hydrosphere
8.
The thin layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface on land and in the ocean.
a)
Crust
b)
Ground water
9.
The layer of very hot but mostly solid rock beneath Earth's crust.
a)
Deposition
b)
Mantle
10.
The layer of Earth below the mantle
a)
Core
b)
Nutrient
11.
An organism that can capture energy from the sun or from chemicals and store it.
a)
Nitrogen fixation
b)
Primary Producer
12.
An organism that relies on other organisms for energy and nutrients.
a)
Consumer
b)
Cellular respiration
13.
An organism that breaks down nonliving matter into simple parts that can then be taken up and reused by primary producers.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Decomposer
14.
The removal of soil by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
a)
Erosion
b)
Lipid
15.
The central core of an atom, consisting of protons and neutrons
a)
Protein
b)
Nucleus
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