Topic 1: Study Guide

At each step of a cycle of matter, some change in energy occurs to keep the cycle going. Evaporation of water requires heat energy. In the rock cycle, molten material flows up through cracks and cools (losing heat energy). Therefore, Earth's systems are driven by a movement of _______ energy.

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Systems of the Earth return, or feed back, information about themselves. An example of this is when glaciers melt; they lose mass and volume and turn into liquid water that drains away or evaporates. This in turn allows more sunlight to heat the land causing it to get warmer. All of this is an example of system ________________.

• echo

• response

• feedback

• reaction

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In class we learned the Earth system is made up of four main spheres, or subsystems; the atmosphere, the geosphere, the hydrosphere, and the biosphere. Which one is the gas-filled outermost layer of the Earth system?

• cryosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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The constant flow, or cycling, of matter through the Earth system requires energy. The Earth system has two main sources of energy. Check TWO boxes to indicate which two main sources of energy.

• flow

• work

• heat from the sun

• heat from the Earth's interior

• the glow from the moon

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In class we learned the Earth system is made up of four main spheres, or subsystems; the atmosphere, the geosphere, the hydrosphere (cryosphere), and the biosphere. In the ________________, water exists in its solid form as ice.

• cryosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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An event in one sphere of Earth's systems can affect another, which in turn can affect another. In Greenland, as the glaciers melt and become lighter, the land rises about 1.0 cm per year. Which two of Earth's four spheres are interacting in this example.

• the hydrosphere and atmosphere

• the cryosphere and the geosphere

• the atmosphere and the biosphere

• the biosphere and the geosphere

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What was the amount of sea ice recorded in 2006?

• 16.0 million square kilometer

• 15.4 million square kilometers

• 14.4 million square kilometers

• 14 million square kilometers

A landform's height above sea level is its elevation. The difference between its highest and lowest points is called "RELIEF". What type of landform has high elevation and high RELIEF?

• plains

• river

• mountain

• plateau

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A landform's height above sea level is its elevation. The difference between its highest and lowest points is called "RELIEF". What type of landform has high elevation and low RELIEF?

• plains

• river

• mountain

• plateau

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Areas of land that are not high in elevation and have little or no relief are called?

• plains

• plateaus

• mountains

• deltas