Earth Systems

Mount Everest is considered part of which Earth System?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

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An example of a connection between ATMOsphere and HYDROsphere is:

• rain
• rivers
• lakes
• rocks

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The Geosphere is...

• All liquid water on Earth
• A 100km thick layer of gases
• frozen water on earth
• Earths entire solid body 

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Bio =

• Science
• Math
• Earth
• Life

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Hydro = 

• Sphere
• Earth
• Life
• Water

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Wind carrying away sediment is an example of - 

• weathering
• deposition
• gravity
• erosion

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Water that drains from the land into a larger body of water is called - 

• runoff
• a watershed
• a reservoir
• an aquifer

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Which is the main source of energy that drives the Earth system?

• energy of moving water
• oil from inside earth
• gases in the atmosphere
• heat from the sun

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The wearing down and carrying away of land by natural forces is called?

• hydrosphere
• system
• erosion
• geosphere

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What causes winds to form on Earth?

• solar energy
• ocean currents
• elevation differences
• uneven heating of the Earth by the sun

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