Earth's four spheres and how they interact
5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.5-ESS2-1 · England: KS3 Chemistry: Earth and atmosphere, KS2 Geography links
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Question 1
True or false? People are part of the biosphere.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 2
Which two spheres are interacting here: water evaporates from the ocean and forms clouds?
- A. biosphere and hydrosphere
- B. hydrosphere and atmosphere
- C. biosphere and atmosphere
- D. biosphere and geosphere
Question 3
Which of Earth's spheres does this belong to: a glacier?
- A. geosphere (rock and land)
- B. hydrosphere (water)
- C. atmosphere (air)
- D. biosphere (living things)
Question 4
True or false? People are part of the biosphere.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 5
Which two spheres are interacting here: water evaporates from the ocean and forms clouds?
- A. hydrosphere and atmosphere
- B. geosphere and atmosphere
- C. hydrosphere and geosphere
- D. biosphere and atmosphere
Question 6
Which of Earth's spheres does this belong to: people?
- A. geosphere (rock and land)
- B. hydrosphere (water)
- C. atmosphere (air)
- D. biosphere (living things)
Question 7
True or false? The atmosphere is the layer of air around Earth.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 8
Which two spheres are interacting here: tree roots grow into cracks and split a rock?
- A. biosphere and geosphere
- B. biosphere and atmosphere
- C. hydrosphere and geosphere
- D. geosphere and atmosphere
Question 9
Which of Earth's spheres does this belong to: carbon dioxide in the air?
- A. geosphere (rock and land)
- B. hydrosphere (water)
- C. atmosphere (air)
- D. biosphere (living things)
Question 10
True or false? The biosphere is only animals.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 11
Which two spheres are interacting here: a volcano erupts and sends ash high into the air?
- A. biosphere and geosphere
- B. geosphere and atmosphere
- C. biosphere and hydrosphere
- D. biosphere and atmosphere
Question 12
Which of Earth's spheres does this belong to: bacteria in soil?
- A. geosphere (rock and land)
- B. hydrosphere (water)
- C. atmosphere (air)
- D. biosphere (living things)
Question 13
True or false? The biosphere is only animals.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 14
Which two spheres are interacting here: fish breathe oxygen dissolved in a lake?
- A. hydrosphere and atmosphere
- B. biosphere and atmosphere
- C. biosphere and hydrosphere
- D. hydrosphere and geosphere
Question 15
Which of Earth's spheres does this belong to: people?
- A. geosphere (rock and land)
- B. hydrosphere (water)
- C. atmosphere (air)
- D. biosphere (living things)
Question 16
True or false? The biosphere is only animals.
- A. True
- B. False
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