Earth's Systems Worksheet
Explore the interconnected systems of Earth: geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere, with this Grade 7 science worksheet.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of Earth's four major systems and their interactions.
1. Which of Earth's systems includes all the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers?
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
2. The Earth's outermost layer, consisting of the crust and upper mantle, is called the:
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Biosphere
3. The is the thin layer of gases that surrounds Earth.
4. All living things on Earth, from the smallest bacteria to the largest whales, are part of the .
5. The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of Earth is known as the .
6. Describe one way the geosphere and the hydrosphere interact.
7. How does the biosphere depend on the atmosphere for survival?
8. The Earth's core is part of the atmosphere.
True
False
9. Plants and animals are components of the biosphere.
True
False
10. Label the layers of the Earth in the diagram below.
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Match each Earth system with its primary components.
11. Geosphere
a. Living organisms
12. Hydrosphere
b. Rocks, minerals, landforms
13. Atmosphere
c. Gases surrounding Earth
14. Biosphere
d. Oceans, rivers, lakes