Earth's Sphere's Vocabulary Quiz

Definition: Anything that occupies space and has weight.

• energy

• matter

• mass

• biosphere

Definition: Variety of life in a habitat or ecosystem.

• biodiversity

• categorical diversity

• ecosystem

• species diversity

Definition: Organisms that are alive such as trees, humans, animals, etc.

• biosphere

• biodiversity

• biotic

• cryosphere

Definition: Contains the gases that surround the Earth.

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

Definition: Organisms that are not alive, such as sunlight, temperature, weather, etc.

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• biodiversity

• abiotic

Definition: Contains the rocky part of the Earth. Includes rocks, minerals, and landforms.

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

Definition: Contains the water on Earth. Includes oceans, rivers, rain, etc.

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

Definition: Ability to do work.

• biosphere

• energy

• matter

• power

Definition: Contains all the frozen water on Earth. Includes ice, snow, glaciers, etc.

• Biosphere

• Cryosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Contains all life on Earth and its ecosystems. Includes microbes, large animals, plants, etc.

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere