ENERGY IN THE EARTH SYSTEM

Different types of winds form in certain locations at different times of the day. Which breezes form at night when land cools faster than water?

• sea breezes

• land breezes

• valley breezes

• mountain breezes

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The continent of Antarctica is covered with an ice sheet. Which part of the Earth system includes the ice sheet?

• biosphere

• cryosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

Earth has both freshwater and salt water. About how much of Earth’s water is freshwater?

• 3%

• 15%

• 67%

• 97%

Sometimes fires burn down large areas of forests that are part of the biosphere. Other than the biosphere, which of Earth’s other systems is a forest fire most likely to affect?

• biosphere

• crysosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

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The picture shows the layers of the geosphere. What is the order of the layers of the geosphere when starting from Earth’s center and moving outward?

• core, crust, mantle

• core, mantle, crust

• mantle, core, atmosphere

• atmosphere, crust, mantle

The Florida Everglades is a large, warm wetland with many plants, animals, and microscopic organisms. Which part of the Earth system includes the water in the Everglades?

• geosphere

• cryosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

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Jessica is at the beach watching ocean waves. Which of these parts of the Earth system interacts with the hydrosphere to produce waves at the beach?

• biosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• crysosphere

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When trees die, they often fall on the ground and decompose. Which part of the Earth system includes dead and decomposed trees?

• biosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

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Which of these answers describes Earth’s atmosphere?

• all living and once-living things

• the mixture of gases that surrounds Earth

• a mixture of nickel and iron below the mantle

• all the salt and fresh liquid water on Earth’s surface

Which of these pairs are part of the cryosphere?

• rain and snow

• glaciers and lakes

• Arctic ice sheet and icebergs

• permafrost and rainfall