Chapter 9 "The Earth Systems" Review

Which cycle is illustrated in this image?

• the water cycle

• the rock cycle

• the phosphorus cycle

• the carbon cycle

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Which two systems interact when a river causes erosion?

• the biosphere and the atmosphere

• the biosphere and the geosphere

• the hydrosphere and the biosphere

• the hydrosphere and the geosphere

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Phosphorus does not exist in which system?

• the atmosphere

• the geosphere

• the biosphere

• the hydrosphere

At which labeled point in this image is carbon moving from the atmosphere to the biosphere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which of the following describes carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• industrial runoff

• greenhouse gas

• fossil fuel

• dissolved phosphate

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Which statement is NOT true of sedimentary rock?

• it forms in layers

• it forms deep inside the Earth

• it forms by compaction and cementation

• it results from interactions between the geosphere, the atmosphere, the biosphere and the hydrosphere

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Which term describes the way a mineral's surface reflects light?

• streak

• fracture

• cleavage

• luster

What boundary is indicated by the red arrow in the image?

• the boundary between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere

• the boundary between the upper mantle and the lower mantle

• the boundary between the lower mantle and the outer core

• the boundary between the outer core and the inner core

Which statement describes continental crust?

• rich in the dense minerals iron and magnesium

• less dense than oceanic crust

• made up of igneous rocks only

• containing very little oxygen

The hydrosphere, which consists of all of Earth's water, is maintained __________.

• by addition of water to the atmosphere

• by removing water from the atmosphere

• by recycling water in the atmosphere

• by the clouds in the atmosphere

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