Earth's Systems

Which system would describe a scientist studying a volcano?

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• cryosphere

Which system would describe a scientist observing a bird's nest preserved in a museum?

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• cryosphere

• hydrosphere

Which system would describe a scientist melting a core of ice from a mountain glacier?

• HYDROSPHERE

• CRYOSPHERE

• BIOSPHERE

• ATMOSPHERE

Which system would describe how a scientist collects water samples from a river near a volcano?

• cryosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

Which system describes a satellite picture of a hurricane?

• cryosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

Which system describes the solid, rocky part of the Earth?

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• cryosphere

• geosphere

Which system makes up the gases that surround the Earth?

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

Which system contains frozen water?

• hydrosphere

• cryosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

Ice melting to form water is an example of the cryosphere interacting with the _____________.

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

Which system describes all of the liquid water on the Earth?

• cryosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere