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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
Which of Earth's spheres does this belong to: lava from a volcano?
- A. geosphere (rock and land)
- B. hydrosphere (water)
- C. atmosphere (air)
- D. biosphere (living things)
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Question 2
True or false? People are part of the biosphere.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 3
Which two spheres are interacting here: plants take in carbon dioxide from the air?
- A. biosphere and geosphere
- B. biosphere and atmosphere
- C. geosphere and atmosphere
- D. hydrosphere and atmosphere
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Question 4
Which of Earth's spheres does this belong to: the Atlantic Ocean?
- A. geosphere (rock and land)
- B. hydrosphere (water)
- C. atmosphere (air)
- D. biosphere (living things)
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Question 5
True or false? The spheres affect each other all the time.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 6
Which two spheres are interacting here: tree roots grow into cracks and split a rock?
- A. hydrosphere and geosphere
- B. biosphere and geosphere
- C. hydrosphere and atmosphere
- D. biosphere and hydrosphere
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Question 7
Which of Earth's spheres does this belong to: oxygen gas in the air?
- A. geosphere (rock and land)
- B. hydrosphere (water)
- C. atmosphere (air)
- D. biosphere (living things)
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Question 8
True or false? The spheres affect each other all the time.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 9
Which two spheres are interacting here: a volcano erupts and sends ash high into the air?
- A. biosphere and atmosphere
- B. hydrosphere and geosphere
- C. geosphere and atmosphere
- D. hydrosphere and atmosphere
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Question 10
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)
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Question 11
True or false? The atmosphere is the layer of air around Earth.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 12
Which two spheres are interacting here: tree roots grow into cracks and split a rock?
- A. biosphere and geosphere
- B. hydrosphere and atmosphere
- C. hydrosphere and geosphere
- D. biosphere and atmosphere
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Question 13
Which of Earth's spheres does this belong to: a pebble?
- A. geosphere (rock and land)
- B. hydrosphere (water)
- C. atmosphere (air)
- D. biosphere (living things)
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Question 14
True or false? People are part of the biosphere.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 15
Which two spheres are interacting here: a volcano erupts and sends ash high into the air?
- A. biosphere and atmosphere
- B. geosphere and atmosphere
- C. hydrosphere and geosphere
- D. biosphere and geosphere
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Question 16
Which of Earth's spheres does this belong to: a pebble?
- A. geosphere (rock and land)
- B. hydrosphere (water)
- C. atmosphere (air)
- D. biosphere (living things)

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Answer key: Earth's four spheres and how they interact

1. A. geosphere (rock and land)
2. A. True
3. B. biosphere and atmosphere
4. B. hydrosphere (water)
5. A. True
6. B. biosphere and geosphere
7. C. atmosphere (air)
8. A. True
9. C. geosphere and atmosphere
10. C. atmosphere (air)
11. A. True
12. A. biosphere and geosphere
13. A. geosphere (rock and land)
14. A. True
15. B. geosphere and atmosphere
16. A. geosphere (rock and land)