Earth Systems Ch. 1 - Pretest

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

The continuous movement of the continents.

• geoscience

• rain

• wind

• plate tectonics

What is the name of the super continent that occured 225 million years ago?

• Pangaea

• Wegener

• Plate tectonics

• continental crust

A group of components (parts) that work together is a...

• Sphere

• System

• Habitat

• Cycle

Contains solid inner metal core, liquid outer core, and rocky mantle and crust.

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

Thin envelope of gases surrounding the Earth and contains the weather.

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

All ice and snow on Earth.

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

A monkey uses a rock as a tool to get some food.

• Biosphere and Cryosphere

• Geosphere and Atmosphere

• Biosphere and Geosphere

• Biosphere and Atmosphere

Positive feedback means...

• The process is slowing down

• The process is speeding up

• The process is having a bad effect on the earth

• The process is having a good effect on the earth

Negative feedback means...

• The process is slowing down

• The process is speeding up

• The process is having a bad effect on the earth

• The process is having a good effect on the earth