Earth Systems

What is a System?

• A group of parts that work together as a whole

• A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

• a device that measures the strength of an earthquake

• A dense ball of solid metal at the center of Earth.

What is Energy?

• All the water on earth

• a current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid

• the capacity to do work

• the amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface

What is atmosphere?

• All the water on earth

• the part of Earth where life exists

• A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

• a force that builds up mountains and landmasses on Earth's surface

What is geosphere?

• the part of Earth where life exists

• A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth

• Any natural process that tears down or wears away Earth's surface.

• the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle

What is hydrosphere?

• the amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface

• All the water on earth

• A dense ball of solid metal at the center of Earth.

• Form of heat transfer where heat energy is directly transferred between molecules through molecular collisions or direct contact.

What is biosphere?

• a current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid

• Mass per unit volume

• The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid or gas

• the part of Earth where life exists

what is constructive force?

• Any natural process that tears down or wears away Earth's surface.

• The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface.

• The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• a force that builds up mountains and landmasses on Earth's surface

what is destructive force?

• Any natural process that tears down or wears away Earth's surface.

• a force that builds up mountains and landmasses on Earth's surface

• The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• none of the above

what is a seismograph?

• An earthquake

• a device that measures the strength of an earthquake

• a device that helps scientists to observe the sky

• A very wild Tsunami

what is pressure?

• the volume of an object times its energy

• A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth

• the amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface

• The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface.