Unit 1 Test Review

When volcanoes erupt, dust and ash particles spread through much of the air blocking the sun.  Which two spheres are interacting? 

• Hydrosphere and atmosphere 
• Geosphere and atmosphere 
• Biosphere and atmosphere 
• Atmosphere and atmosphere 

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What is the principle of uniformitarianism?

• The present is the key to the past.

• The past is the key to the present.

• The past helps us predict everything that is going to happen in the future.

• explains why and how a phenomenon occurs.

The geosphere includes all but

• rocks
• mountains
• lava
• plants

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Which of these statements correctly describes a benefit of ozone to people?

• It clears harmful pollutants from the air.

• It enhances the skin's production of vitamin D.

• It decreases the chance of developing skin cancer.

• It decreases the probability of developing respiratory problems.

When plants draw nutrients from the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres? 

• The atmosphere and the geosphere 
• The geosphere and the hydrosphere 
• The hydrosphere and atmosphere 
• The biosphere and the geosphere 

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Why is it important for scientists to study multiple systems on Earth at the same time instead of studying them separately?

• They save time by studying similar parts of more than one system.

• They get a better sense of what the boundaries of the systems are.

• They avoid errors because processes are similar in different systems affect each other.

• They can observe how parts of the different systems affect each other.

Rainwater washing away sediment on a hillside is primarily an interaction between which of Earth's spheres?

• biosphere and hydrosphere

• atmosphere and biosphere

• geosphere and atmosphere

• hydrosphere and geosphere

What is the geosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• all the frozen water on the Earth

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

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Coral bleaching is evidence of what change?

• a decrease in sea level

• a decrease in ocean salinity

• an increase in water temperature

• an increase in dissolved carbon dioxide

What do ice core samples reveal about the Earth?

• Changes in the composition of the atmosphere

• Variations in the thickness of atmospheric ozone

• The increasing and decreasing cycle of sea level

• The rate of surface ice melting due to global warming