Earth's Spheres
RANDOM BONUS QUESTION:
True or False: Dolphins are mammals.
True
Examples of a natural hazard include:
a. A car accident
b. A landslide
c. A sick animal
d. fireworks
B. A landslide
All substances are composed of
a. cells
b. dust
c. matter
d. air
C. matter
Burning a match is an example of a
a. physical change
b. chemical change
c. change in state of matter
B. Chemical Change
Energy flow in the ecosystem begins with
a. the Sun
b. primary consumers
c. secondary consumers
d. decomposers
A. The Sun
List the states of matter.
(Bonus points for each.)
Solid, Liquid, Gas
When referring to sediment, ground, rocks and sand, this part of the Earth is known as the:
a. Geosphere
b. Hydrosphere
c. Biosphere
d. Atmosphere
A. Geosphere
RANDOM BONUS QUESTION:
True or False: There are 31 days in February during a leap year.
False
Substances can be identified by
a. properties
b. appearance
c. category
A. properties
Rusting is a
a. chemical change
b. physical change
d. thermal Change
e. static change
A. Chemical Change
Plants are known as producers because
a. They produce new plants
b. They produce carbon dioxide
c. They use Sunlight and water to produce matter (food) they use to grow
d. They can be used to produce electricity
C. They use Sunlight and water to produce matter (food) they use to grow
A substance that is usually sour, such as vinegar or orange juice:
A. acid
B. gas
C. liquid
D. mix
A. acid
Weathering and erosion caused by a running stream would be an example of an interaction between which spheres?
a. The biosphere and the hydrosphere
b. The hydrosphere and the atmosphere
c. The hydrosphere and the geosphere
C. The hydrosphere and the geosphere
The Ring of Fire is a ring of volcanoes and earthquakes that occur along
a. The mid-ocean ridge
b. Plate boundaries
c. Only transform boundaries
d. Hot spot
B. Plate boundaries
RANDOM BONUS QUESTION:
True or False: A human body has 500 bones.
False (The human body has 206 bones)
If you were to mix baking soda and vinegar
a. You would see a physical reaction
b. You would see a chemical reaction
B. You would see a chemical reaction
Animals get energy from the food they eat which allows them to
a. repair their body
b. grow
c. move
d. maintain body warmth
e. all of the above
E. all of the above
TRUE OR FALSE: Plants create carbon dioxide.
False: Plants do not create carbon dioxide. They create oxygen.
The living parts of the Earth, animals, plants, microbes are all part of the
a. Hydrosphere
b. Geosphere
c. Biosphere
d. atmosphere
C. Biosphere
The process that continually adds new crust is called
a. Subduction
b. Earthquakes
c. Seafloor spreading
d. Convection
C. Seafloor spreading
How do we measure how much matter is in an object?
Height
Volume
Mass
Size
3. Mass
RANDOM BONUS QUESTION:
True or False: The Pacific Ocean is the smallest ocean in the world.
False (It’s the largest)
Plants get what they need from
a. soil
b. bacteria
c. minerals air, water, and sunlight
d. all of the above
C. minerals air, water, and sunlight
What is a decomposer?
Things that break down other things (usually dead plants/animals).
Rain pouring from the sky and providing water to the animals and plants is an example of an interaction between
a. Hydrosphere and geosphere
b. Hydrosphere and biosphere
c. Geosphere and atmosphere
B. Hydrosphere and biosphere
The Earth’s outer shell ________________
a. is deep inside the Earth
b. is part of the asthenosphere
c. Is divided into several large tectonic plates
d. Is all igneous rock
C. Is divided into several large tectonic plates
Matter is made of
a. energy
b. Particles too small to be seen
c. mostly air
B. Particles too small to be seen
You can tell if you are seeing a chemical reaction rather than a physical reaction if
a. You will not easily be able to change it back
b. You can reverse it by adding cold or heat
c. It is still the same substance, just in a different state
d. All the above
A. You will not easily be able to change it back
RANDOM BONUS QUESTION:
True or False: Octopuses have three hearts.
True
Which abiotic factor affects the climate of a habitat?
A. animals
B. Plants
C. Temperature
D. Decomposers
C. Temperature
Name the four Spheres on Earth.
(Bonus points for the definitions of each.)
Geosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere, & Atmosphere
The place where two plates move apart is called a
a. Divergent boundary
b. Convergent boundary
c. Transform boundary
d. Subduction zone
A. Divergent boundary
Mass, volume and density are physical properties of
a. motion
b. temperature
c. matter
d. energy
C. Matter
Which one of these situations would some of the matter disappear instead of changing forms?
a. None
b. A powder drink mix disappears when mixed with water
c. A stick burns away until it is ash
d. An ice cube melts
A. None
A trophic level refers to
a. The number of animals in the ecosystem
b. Only the plants and does not include animals
c. The position the organism has in a food pyramid or food web
d. The ability of an organism to survive in a new ecosystem
C. The position the organism has in a food pyramid or food web
RANDOM BONUS QUESTION:
True or False: Penguins can live in the Arctic.
False (Penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere, mainly Antarctica)