WorksheetsGrade 5 Earth's spheres
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres?
a)
Geosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Biosphere
2.
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
3.
This sphere is composed of all the living things
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Geosphere
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
Body of air surrounding our planet.
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Geosphere
8.
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
9.
Composed of all the water on or near the earth
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Geosphere
10.
How much of the planet is covered by water?
a)
20%
b)
50%
c)
70%
d)
90%
11.
What might happen if the earth didn't have an atmosphere?
a)
Everything would go flying off into space
b)
The seasons would be longer
c)
The earth's rotation would stop
d)
We wouldn't be able to breathe
12.
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
13.
The prefix "bio" comes from a Greek word that means what?
a)
Life
b)
Water
c)
Earth
d)
Ground
14.
How much of the earth's water is considered FRESH water?
a)
90%
b)
97%
c)
3%
d)
30%
15.
What do we call FRESH water that lies beneath the Earth's surface?
a)
groundwater
b)
lake
c)
river
d)
spring
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