Name: _______________________________________________ Course: _____ Date: _______

Atmosphere

1. What is the atmosphere?

2. What two states of matter are found in the atmosphere?

3. What does homogenous mean?

4. Match states of matter with the correct representative picture.

Solid

Liquid

Gas

5. Complete the following statements with the words volume, shape and mass.

a. Gases have a fixed _____, variable _____ and variable _____.

b. Liquids have a fixed _____, fixed _____ and variable _____.

c. Solids have a fixed _____, fixed _____ and a fixed _____.

6. Match each word with the correct description.

Nitrogen A product of photosynthesis.

The product of evaporation.

Oxygen
Generated from oxygen.
Carbon dioxide
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere.
Water vapour
An inert gas.
Ozone
Produced by volcanoes.
Argon
7. Chose the correct word to complete the sentences. There are two options for each sentence,
only one is correct.
a. An atmospheric phenomenon important for the existence of life is the generation of
solid / liquid water.
b. The atmosphere regulates / brings down the temperature of the Earth, making life on
Earth possible.
c. Water vapour / oxygen in our atmosphere is forms part of the water cycle.
d. Carbon dioxide / water vapour is essential for autotrophs to carry out the process of
photosynthesis.
e. Oxygen / Carbon dioxide is essential for respiring organisms.

8. Answer each question then delete the first letter of each word from the chain of letters to
discover the secret word.
HOOAVVUPVAMAOPPIOODVAVIOOTPOPY

a. An essential gas for in the respiration of living things.

b. The name of the five layers of gases that surround Earth.
c. The water found in a gaseous state in the atmosphere.
d. The process carried out by a plant which produces carbon dioxide.

9. Complete the following text with the missing words.

Atmospheric ________ are very important for living things to carry out essential ________
for life. Also, ________ phenomena are essential for the existence of water in ________
form, which is vital for life.

10. Indicate if these statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.

e. The atmosphere is only composed of gases.

f. Nitrogen and oxygen are the only gases found in the atmosphere.

g. Oxygen is produced during the process of respiration.

h. Helium and neon are inert gases.

i. Oxygen is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere.

11. Indicate if these statements are true or false.

a. Human beings have not altered the composition of the atmosphere.
b. The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon..
c. The natural greenhouse effect causes glaciers at the poles to melt.
 d. Global warming is defined as a decrease in global temperature due to a decrease in the
greenhouse effect.
e. Global warming is causing climate change.

12. Match each word with the correct description.

Climate A natural phenomena by which the atmosphere
retains some of the heat from the Sun.

The greenhouse effect maintains this at a suitable

Greenhouse effect level for Earth’s organisms to live.

The two main greenhouse gases.

Carbon dioxide
The form water found in the atmosphere.
Water vapour
A place where photosynthetic organisms absorb
Temperature carbon dioxide and where humans are destroying.

A change is this is occurring due to global warming.

Forests

Hydrosphere

1. What is the hydrosphere?

2. What three states of water are found in the atmosphere?

3. Match the different types of water with its state.

Glaciers Liquid
Lakes Solid
Water vapour Gas
Ice
Seas
Oceans
Snow
4. This diagram shows the distribution of water on Earth. Using the information complete the
following text.

The hydrosphere is the mass of water

present on Earth. Of the total amount of water
present on Earth, only _____ is fresh
water. Of this, only _____is available to living
things. Almost _____ of the fresh water on
Earth is found in the atmosphere.

5. Where is most of the water on Earth

located?

6. If the total of salts in the sea is 35 g/L, how

many grams of salt are there in 5 litres of
water? In 0.5L of water?

7. Look at the picture above and calculate the amount of sodium in 1 litre of water.

8. Match the table marking an X in the correct column.

Salt Fresh water
water
The concentration of salt is more than 35g/L.

Seas and oceans.

Glaciers.

Ground water.

Rivers and lakes.

9. Choose the correct word of the two options to complete the sentence correctly.
a) Water is a substance made up of one / three atoms.
b) Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen / nitrogen.
c) Water is transparent because it is odourless / colourless.
d) Water does not have any taste because it is odourless / tasteless.
e) At room temperature water is in a solid / liquid state.
 f) Water can dissolve many substances, for this reason it is known as the universal solvent /
universal solute.

10. Use the chain of letters to help you find the five words corresponding to the statements
below.
COLOURLESSTASTELESSODOURLESSICESOLVENT

a) Transparent substance.
b) Substance without taste.
c) Substance without smell.
d) Water in a solid state.
e) A substance that can dissolve other substances.

11. Correct the table by marking the yes or no column with an X.

Properties of water Yes No

A good thermal regulator.

Not able to dissolve other substance.

High adhesive capacity between its molecules.

Low adhesive capacity between its and the molecules of other

substances.
Has a characteristic smell.

Is less dense in its solid state than liquid state.

12. Choose the correct word of the two options to complete the sentence correctly.
g) Water has a high / low adhesive capacity.
h) The effect water to absorb heat means acts as a universal solvent / thermal regulator.
i) Life can exist in frozen lakes because ice is less / more dense than liquid water.
j) All / some living things need water to survive.
k) Marine animals can survive because water can dissolve / regulate oxygen.

13. Find the answers to each question then take the first and/or last letter and delete it from
the chain of letters to help you find the secret word.

SITTIYWCTYGCAGGTYISTCYSEISRTSTTCY
First and last letter: The process shown here.
First and last letter: A process of thermal regulation used by humans.
First: Water in a solid state.
Last letter: The name of a liquid that can dissolve substances.

14. What is the water cycle? Give an example journey that a molecule
 might make in the water cycle.

15. Complete the text with the missing words.

groundwater clouds snow

Sun transpiration surface runoff

The __________ evaporates seawater and continental water. Plants also release water vapour
by __________. This water vapour condenses do form __________ where the water then
falls as rain, __________ or hail. The water from precipitation runs over the Earth’s surface
as __________, carrying the water to the sea. Part of the precipitated water infiltrates into
the ground forming __________.

16. Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

origin consumptive remains non-consumptive

The ___________ use of water is when an amount of water extracted from its place of
___________ to be used elsewhere without being returned.
The ___________ use of water is when the amount of water that, once used, ___________ in
the same place it was obtained.

17. What is water pollution?