Name: ___________________________ 4th grade Science

Date: ____________________________ Score _____/ 19

Unit on The Spheres of our Earth 

Multiple Choice

1. How many spheres of the earth are there?

a. 3
b.  6
c.  4
d.  8

       2. What does the Hydrosphere include?

a. Saltwater
b. Soda
c. Regular water
d. Dirt water

        3. Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth?

                    a)  Stratosphere
                    b) Troposphere
                    c) Mesosphere
                    d) Ionosphere

         4. What are 1 of the 3 layers of Earth?

a. Crust
b. Radius
c. Temperature
d. Hydrosphere

5. What percentage of Earth is water?

a. 65%
b. 47%
c. 71%
d. 59%

Matching:
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a. Atmosphere
______ A global ecosystem composed of living organisms (biota) and the
abiotic (nonliving) factors from which they derive energy and nutrients.

b. Hydrosphere
______ Known as a thick layer of air that protects the earth from
radiation from the sun, falling meteors, and toxic gases.  The atmosphere
is composed of layers that help protect living things while also providing
living things with what they need.

______ All the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and c. Geosphere
sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.

_____  The rocks, minerals, and landforms of the surface and interior.
Below the crust - which varies in depth from about 5 km beneath the
ocean floor to up to 70 km below the land surface, temperatures are high
enough for deformation and a paste-like flow of elements.  d.  Biosphere

Fill in the blank

7. The ______________________ is the outermost layer of the Geosphere.

8. The Biosphere is composed of _____________________ factors and ____________________

factors. 

9. The _________________________ is all the water on Earth, including ice.

10. Many different _______________________ fill the atmosphere.

11. Humans are part of a sphere called the _______________________.

Short answer

12. Name all 4 of the spheres. 

BONUS: Can you name the extra one? (HINT: frozen water)

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13. Define 1 of the 4 earth spheres and give an example

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Name: ___________________________ 4th grade Science

Date: ____________________________ Score _____/ 19

Unit on The Spheres of our Earth 

ANSWER KEY
Multiple Choice

1. How many spheres of the earth are there?

e. 3
e.  6
e.  4
e.  8

       2. What does the Hydrosphere include?

e. Saltwater
e. Soda
e. Regular water
e. Dirt water

        3. Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth?

                    a)  Stratosphere
                    b) Troposphere
                    c) mesosphere
                    d) Ionosphere

         4. What are 1 of the 3 layers of Earth?

e. Crust
e. Radius
e. Temperature
e. Hydrosphere

5. What percentage of Earth is water?

e. 65%
e. 47%
e. 71%
e. 59%

Matching

6.

e. Atmosphere
___h___ A global ecosystem composed of living organisms (biota) and
the abiotic (nonliving) factors from which they derive energy and
nutrients.
 __e____ Known as a thick layer of air that protects the earth from f. Hydrosphere
radiation from the sun, falling meteors, and toxic gases.  The atmosphere
is composed of layers that help protect living things while also providing
living things with what they need.

___f___ All the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas,
and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds. g. Geosphere

_g____  The rocks, minerals, and landforms of the surface and interior.
Below the crust - which varies in depth from about 5 km beneath the
ocean floor to up to 70 km below the land surface, temperatures are high
enough for deformation and a paste-like flow of elements. 
h.  Biosphere

Fill in the blank

7. The __crust_______________ is the outermost layer of the Geosphere.

8. The Biosphere is composed of _abiotic_______________ factors and ____biotic___________ factors. 

9. The __Hydrosphere______________ is all the water on Earth, including ice.

10. Many different _gases_____________ fill the Atmosphere.

11. Humans are part of a sphere called the __Biosphere_________________.

Short answer

12. Name all 4 of the spheres.

 BONUS: Can you name the extra one? (HINT: frozen water)
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hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere
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BONUS: Cryosphere
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13. Define 1 of the 4 earth spheres and give an example

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Answers will vary, look for the name of the sphere (hydrosphere/cryosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, or
geosphere) and an example.
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