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Earth Cycles Quiz
Test Description: The different earth cycles and their parts.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Includes Earth's rivers, lakes, and oceans
A
Hydrosphere
B
Biosphere
C
Atmosphere
D
Geosphere
2) Includes rocks, minerals, and soils.
A
Biosphere
B
Hydrosphere
C
Geosphere
D
Atmosphere
3) Is mainly made up of nitrogen and oxygen.
A
Biosphere
B
Hydrosphere
C
Atmosphere
D
Geosphere
4) Includes plants, animals, and all other living things.
A
Geosphere
B
Atmosphere
C
Hydrosphere
D
Biosphere
5) The process of rocks changing from one form to another
A
Carbon Cycle
B
Phosphorus Cycle
C
Water Cycle
D
Rock Cycle
6) The continuous process of moving water above, on, and below the Earth's surface.
A
Rock Cycle
B
Water Cycle
C
Phosphorus Cycle
D
Carbon Cycle
7) Metamorphic rocks are created by which two processes?
A
heat and pressure
B
compaction and cementation
C
weathering and erosion
D
melting and cooling
8) Gases in the atmosphere that absorb and reradiate thermal energy from the sun.
A
Carbon Gas
B
Greenhouse Gases
C
Phosphorus
D
Carbon Cycle
9) Eroding riverbanks caused by flooding waters is an example of which two systems interacting?
A
hydrosphere and geosphere
B
atmosphere and hydrosphere
C
geosphere and biosphere
D
biosphere and hydrosphere
10) Which of the following is an example of the hydrosphere interacting with the atmosphere?
A
water condensing to form clouds
B
decomposition
C
floods causing erosion
D
greenhouse gases
11) Which of the following adds greenhouse gases to the air?
A
The rock cycle
B
The water cycle
C
burning fossil fuels
D
decomposition
12) During which process does carbon leave the biosphere and enter the atmosphere?
A
Volcanic Eruptions
B
photosynthesis
C
decomposition
D
deforestation
13) Which of the following is a major contribution to the phosphorus cycle?
A
fertilizers
B
mass removal of trees
C
acid rain
D
decomposition of dead plants
14) Why are earthquakes common occurrences in California?
A
California is near the ocean
B
California is constantly pounded by waves from the Pacific Ocean
C
California is located on a tectonic plate boundary
D
California is build on ancient sand bars from ancient oceans.
15) In triangulation, scientists locate the epicenter of an earthquake by using the center point of _____ seismometers.
A
two
B
it doesn't matter
C
at least three
D
only one
16) This causes vibrations in the ground that result from movement along breaks in the Earth
A
focus
B
epicenter
C
earthquake
D
fault
17) This is the point on the Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake begins.
A
earthquake
B
fault
C
focus
D
epicenter
18) These can travel on land or water.
A
longitudinal waves
B
seismic waves
C
P-Waves
D
transverse waves
19) During which of the Earth's cycles does the main substance NOT travel through the atmosphere.
A
Water
B
Sulfur
C
Rock
D
Phosphorus
20) This process moves oxygen into the atmosphere.
A
decomposition
B
photosynthesis
C
evaportransporation
D
respiration
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