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Quarter 3: Government, Economics & Earth's Systems

Name ____________________ Date ____________ Weeks 19–27.

Items
2
Weeks
Weeks 19–27
Framework
NGSS

Contents

  1. #3.1 — Quiz: Earth's Spheres and Resources · Weekly quiz · Week 25 · 25 min
  2. #U3 — Unit 3 Assessment — Earth's Systems · Unit assessment · Week 27 · 45 min

Weekly quiz · #3.1 · Week 25 · 25 min

Quiz: Earth's Spheres and Resources

10-question quiz on the four spheres, water distribution, and weathering.

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Date
  1. The geosphere refers to _____.
  2. The hydrosphere refers to _____.
  3. The biosphere refers to _____.
  4. About what % of Earth's water is salt water?
  5. About what % is liquid fresh water?
  6. Name three reservoirs of fresh water.
  7. A hurricane involves which spheres?
  8. Vinegar slowly dissolves chalk. This is what kind of weathering?
  9. Why is it important for communities to protect water resources?
  10. List two ways your community could reduce its impact on the environment.

Unit assessment · #U3 · Week 27 · 45 min

Unit 3 Assessment — Earth's Systems

15-point unit assessment with a 4-sphere event model and a CER on a drying river.

Name
Date

Part 1 — Multiple choice

  1. Which is in the hydrosphere? (A) Mountains (B) Lakes (C) Birds (D) Clouds.
  2. Most of Earth's water is: (A) fresh and liquid (B) salt water (C) frozen (D) underground.
  3. A volcano sending ash into the sky involves: (A) Just the geosphere (B) Geosphere + atmosphere (C) Hydrosphere only (D) All four spheres.
  4. Chemical weathering example: (A) Rocks rubbing (B) Ice expanding in a crack (C) Acid rain dissolving stone (D) Wind blowing sand.

Part 2 — Short answer

  1. Name and define the four spheres.
  2. Why is fresh, liquid water such a small portion of Earth's water?
  3. Give one example of each: physical weathering, chemical weathering, erosion.
  4. List two specific ways a community can protect a water resource.

Part 3 — Model + CER

Choose one event (a flood, wildfire, or hurricane). Draw a model showing how all four spheres interact. Label each sphere's role.

CER: A nearby river is drying up faster than it can be refilled. Use what you know about Earth's systems and human impact to explain what could be causing this, and what your community could do about it.

FifthGrade · Grade 5 Science · Student print packQuarter 3 · Weeks 19–27