Earth Science Quiz

The part of the earth’s crust that is made up by land.

• Continents

• Oceans

• Rivers

• Mountains

Oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water on the earth.

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

The major land masses of the world.

• Continents

• Oceans

• Countries

• Islands

The condition of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time.

• Weather

• Climate

• Temperature

• Humidity

Action of rotating around an axis or center.

• Rotation

• Translation

• Reflection

• Scaling

An imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth.

• Axis

• Equator

• Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

Write the term for each definition below. The air that surrounds the earth.

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere