Earth Materials and Systems

​REVIEW THE FOLLOWING SLIDES AND THEN TAKE THE QUIZ.

​This includes the cryosphere- all the frozen waters of the Earth (polar ice caps, glaciers, etc.)

STUDY THIS TABLE so that you are familiar with several Earth system interactions!

STUDY THIS DIAGRAM so that you are familiar with THE ROCK CYCLE!

Examples of constructive forces are deposition, volcanic eruptions that add lava to an area or create an island, and tectonic plate uplift.

Examples, of destructive forces are weathering, erosion, exploding volcanoes and earthquakes.

As you can see, some forces can be constructive or destructive depending on the situation.

Take the following Quiz based on what we've learned so far about the Earth's Systems, Cycles, and Interactions!

Multiple Choice

Atmosphere

• The part of earth where life exists; includes all living organisms on earth.

• The mostly solid rocky part of earth; includes the center of the core to the surface of the crust

• The portion of the earth that includes all water

• A mixture of gases that surrounds the earth; is responsible for climate

Multiple Choice

Biosphere contains all forms of life found in ....

• only in the geosphere

• only in the hydrosphere

• only in the atomsphere

• the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere,

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Geosphere

• The part of earth where life exists; includes all living organisms on earth.

• The mostly solid rocky part of earth; includes the center of the core to the surface of the crust

• The portion of the earth that includes all water

• A mixture of gases that surrounds the earth; is responsible for climate

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Hydrosphere

• includes all water on earth; lakes, rivers, oceans, groundwater, and atmospheric water vapor

• includes only freshwater

• includes only surface water

• includes only only ground water and atmospheric water

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The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another. is called _______.

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The ____ _____ is a series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another.

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____________ ______ are processes that build up an existing landform or create a new one.

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The term __________ refers to the chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface.

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_______ rock forms when magma (melted rock) cools and solidifies

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This type of rock forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.

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___________ rock forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.

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___________ ______are processes that break down or destroy landforms.

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The Earth's atmosphere consists of % __Nitrogen, __% Oxygen, and _% other gases (including carbon dioxide).

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A set of things or parts that work together as a whole to accomplish a larger task.

• cycle

• interaction

• system

• circuit

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This changes the Earth’s surface more than any other form of erosion.

• glaciers

• running water

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

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__________ is the process in which sediment and other earth materials are moved to and settled in new locations.