Earth's Spheres Test

1. Shifting winds cause major rainstorms, flooding streams, lakes, and rivers are interactions between the

A) hydrosphere and geosphere
B) geosphere and biosphere
C) atmosphere and hydrosphere
D) atmosphere and geosphere

2. Bacteria and algae convert nitrogen from the air into a form that is usable by plants and animals are interactions between the

A) atmosphere and geosphere
B) hydrosphere and geosphere
C) geosphere and biosphere
D) atmosphere and biosphere

3. Water availability impacts plant growth and animals who depend on plants for food are interactions between the

A) atmosphere and biosphere
B) atmosphere and hydrosphere
C) hydrosphere and biosphere
D) hydrosphere and geosphere

4. A volcano erupts adding carbon dioxide to the air are interactions between the

A) atmosphere and biosphere
B) atmosphere and geosphere
C) atmosphere and biosphere
D) hydrosphere and geosphere

5. The remains of dead plants and animals can get buried under soil to form coal and oil over long periods of time are interactions between the

A) geosphere and biosphere
B) atmosphere and geosphere
C) hydrosphere and geosphere
D) atmosphere and hydrosphere

6. Wind can carry seed to new places, so more plants can grow are interactions between the

A) atmosphere and hydrosphere
B) atmosphere and geosphere
C) geosphere and biosphere
D) atmosphere and biosphere

7. Plants reduce soil erosion by protecting the land from weather are interactions between the

A) atmosphere and hydrosphere
B) atmosphere and geosphere
C) geosphere and biosphere
D) hydrosphere and geosphere

8. Air temperature impacts the evaporation of lakes and streams are interactions between the

A) geosphere and biosphere
B) atmosphere and hydrosphere
C) hydrosphere and geosphere
D) atmosphere and geosphere

9. Water erodes the land bringing nutrients to lakes are interactions between the

A) hydrosphere and biosphere
B) atmosphere and biosphere
C) hydrosphere and geosphere
D) atmosphere and geosphere

10. Plants help soil remain moist by helping to control evaporation are interactions between the

A) geosphere and biosphere
B) hydrosphere and geosphere
C) atmosphere and hydrosphere
D) atmosphere and geosphere

11. Living organisms give off moisture through respiration and perspiration are interactions between the

A) atmosphere and hydrosphere
B) hydrosphere and biosphere
C) geosphere and biosphere
D) atmosphere and geosphere

12. Cloud cover impacts the temperature on land are interactions between the

A) hydrosphere and biosphere
B) hydrosphere and geosphere
C) atmosphere and biosphere
D) atmosphere and geosphere

13. Chemicals in the air impact the weathering of rocks are interactions between the

A) atmosphere and biosphere
B) hydrosphere and geosphere
C) hydrosphere and biosphere
D) atmosphere and geosphere

14. The survival of organisms is impacted by the air temperature are interactions between the

A) hydrosphere and biosphere
B) atmosphere and hydrosphere
C) atmosphere and biosphere
D) hydrosphere and geosphere

15. Animals breath in carbon dioxide and breath out oxygen are interactions between the

A) atmosphere and biosphere
B) geosphere and biosphere
C) atmosphere and hydrosphere
D) atmosphere and geosphere

16. Plants use essential elements such as water, carbon, and nitrogen from the soil are interactions between the

A) geosphere and biosphere
B) atmosphere and hydrosphere
C) atmosphere and biosphere
D) hydrosphere and biosphere

17. Flooding moves soil and rock to new places are interactions between the

A) geosphere and biosphere
B) atmosphere and hydrosphere
C) hydrosphere and geosphere
D) hydrosphere and biosphere

18. Coral reefs protect coastlines by absorbing energy from pounding waves are interactions between the

A) geosphere and biosphere
B) atmosphere and biosphere
C) hydrosphere and geosphere
D) atmosphere and geosphere

19. Evaporation helps naturally clean water resources for plants and animals are interactions between the

A) atmosphere and geosphere
B) geosphere and biosphere
C) atmosphere and hydrosphere
D) hydrosphere and biosphere

20. Warm ocean currents cause major weather events, impacting animals and their survival are interactions between the

A) geosphere and biosphere
B) atmosphere and geosphere
C) hydrosphere and biosphere
D) atmosphere and hydrosphere

21. Geo comes from the Greek word meaning

A) water
B) air
C) ground
D) life

22. Bio comes from the Greek word meaning

A) life
B) air
C) ground
D) water

23. Hydro comes from the Greek word meaning

A) life
B) air
C) water
D) ground

24. Atmo comes from the Greek word meaning

A) ground
B) water
C) air
D) life

25. Oxygen is part of the

A) geosphere
B) hydrosphere
C) atmosphere
D) biosphere

26. Worms are part of the

A) atmosphere
B) hydrosphere
C) geosphere
D) biosphere

27. Volcanoes are part of the

A) hydrosphere
B) atmosphere
C) biosphere
D) geosphere

28. Puddles are part of the

A) atmosphere
B) biosphere
C) geosphere
D) hydrosphere

29. Butterflies are part of the

A) hydrosphere
B) atmosphere
C) geosphere
D) biosphere

30. Apples are part of the

A) biosphere
B) hydrosphere
C) geosphere
D) atmosphere

31. Oceans are part of the

A) atmosphere
B) biosphere
C) geosphere
D) hydrosphere

32. Wind is part of the

A) biosphere
B) geosphere
C) hydrosphere
D) atmosphere

33. The mantle is part of the

A) biosphere
B) atmosphere
C) hydrosphere
D) geosphere

34. Sleet is part of the

A) geosphere
B) atmosphere
C) biosphere
D) hydrosphere

35. Air is part of the

A) hydrosphere
B) geosphere
C) atmosphere
D) biosphere

36. River beds are part of the

A) biosphere
B) atmosphere
C) hydrosphere
D) geosphere

37. Mice are part of the

A) hydrosphere
B) geosphere
C) biosphere
D) atmosphere

38. Hail is part of the

A) biosphere
B) atmosphere
C) geosphere
D) hydrosphere

39. Clouds are part of the

A) geosphere
B) biosphere
C) hydrosphere
D) atmosphere

40. Sand is part of the

A) geosphere
B) biosphere
C) hydrosphere
D) atmosphere

41. Humans are part of the

A) biosphere
B) hydrosphere
C) atmosphere
D) geosphere

42. Carbon dioxide is part of the

A) geosphere
B) biosphere
C) hydrosphere
D) atmosphere

43. Bermuda grass is part of the

A) hydrosphere
B) biosphere
C) geosphere
D) atmosphere

44. Glaciers are part of the

A) biosphere
B) atmosphere
C) hydrosphere
D) geosphere

45. Rocks are part of the

A) biosphere
B) atmosphere
C) hydrosphere
D) geosphere

46. Rain is part of the

A) biosphere
B) geosphere
C) hydrosphere
D) atmosphere

47. Coral reefs are part of the

A) hydrosphere
B) atmosphere
C) biosphere
D) geosphere

48. Snow is part of the

A) biosphere
B) geosphere
C) hydrosphere
D) atmosphere

49. Nitrogen is part of the

A) biosphere
B) geosphere
C) hydrosphere
D) atmosphere

50. Seashells are part of the

A) atmosphere
B) hydrosphere
C) biosphere
D) geosphere

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