The Earth’s spheres – practice for Year 6

Sample questions on The Earth’s spheres with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject

Geography

Year

Year 6

Curriculum area

The natural Earth

Question types: Fill in the gaps

Sample questions

1. Question 1 Easy

   Fill in the right words.

   1. All the living things on Earth make up the …. (pedosphere / biosphere / atmosphere)
   2. All the water on Earth forms the …. (hydrosphere / atmosphere / pedosphere)
   3. The solid, rocky outer layer of the Earth is called the …. (biosphere / atmosphere / lithosphere)
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. All the living things on Earth make up the biosphere.
   2. All the water on Earth forms the hydrosphere.
   3. The solid, rocky outer layer of the Earth is called the lithosphere.

   How it works: All the living things on Earth make up the biosphere. All the water on Earth forms the hydrosphere. The solid, rocky outer layer of the Earth is called the lithosphere.

2. Question 2 Normal

   Fill in the right words.

   1. Weather happens in the lowest layer of the atmosphere, the …. (stratosphere / troposphere / hydrosphere)
   2. The ozone layer protects us from … radiation. (heat / ultraviolet / visible)
   3. The higher you go, the more the air temperature usually …. (stays the same / rises / falls)
   4. Most of the fresh water on Earth is in …. (glaciers and ice sheets / lakes / rivers)
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Weather happens in the lowest layer of the atmosphere, the troposphere.
   2. The ozone layer protects us from ultraviolet radiation.
   3. The higher you go, the more the air temperature usually falls.
   4. Most of the fresh water on Earth is in glaciers and ice sheets.

   How it works: Weather happens in the lowest layer of the atmosphere, the troposphere. The ozone layer protects us from ultraviolet radiation. The higher you go, the more the air temperature usually falls. Most of the fresh water on Earth is in glaciers and ice sheets.

3. Question 3 Hard

   Fill in the right words.

   1. All the living things on Earth make up the …. (pedosphere / biosphere / atmosphere)
   2. All the water on Earth forms the …. (hydrosphere / atmosphere / pedosphere)
   3. The solid, rocky outer layer of the Earth is called the …. (biosphere / atmosphere / lithosphere)
   4. The layer of soil on the Earth is called the …. (pedosphere / lithosphere / hydrosphere)
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. All the living things on Earth make up the biosphere.
   2. All the water on Earth forms the hydrosphere.
   3. The solid, rocky outer layer of the Earth is called the lithosphere.
   4. The layer of soil on the Earth is called the pedosphere.

   How it works: All the living things on Earth make up the biosphere. All the water on Earth forms the hydrosphere. The solid, rocky outer layer of the Earth is called the lithosphere. The layer of soil on the Earth is called the pedosphere.

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