8th Grade- Chapter 9 Test Review

Which statement best describes the cycle shown here?

• It is slower than both the water cycle and the carbon cycle.

• It is faster than both the water cycle and the carbon cycle.

• It is faster than the water cycle but slower than the carbon cycle.

• It is faster than the carbon cycle but slower than the water cycle.

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Which is an interaction between the biosphere and the geosphere?

• Rising sea levels change habitats.

• Organisms contribute to weathering and erosion.

• Plants use oxygen and carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.

• Volcanic eruptions eject gas and debris into the air.

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Which of the following move within and between Earth systems?

• neither matter nor energy

• matter but not energy

• energy but not matter

• both matter and energy

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Which labeled arrow in this image shows phosphorus entering the hydrosphere from the geosphere?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Where is carbon stored in the form of carbon dioxide?

• in the biosphere and in the atmosphere

• in the biosphere and in the geosphere

• in the atmosphere and in the hydrosphere

• in the geosphere and in the hydrosphere

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What is the relationship between minerals and rocks?

• Minerals are made up of rocks.

• Minerals are a component of rocks.

• A rock is a type of mineral.

• A rock contains only one type of mineral.

Which Earth systems interact in soil?

• the biosphere and the geosphere only

• the geosphere and the hydrosphere only

• the biosphere, the geosphere and the atmosphere only

• the biosphere, the geosphere, the atmosphere and the hydrosphere

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Which layer of the geosphere has the largest volume?

• the mantle

• the outer core

• the crust

• the inner core

What is thought to cause Earth's magnetic field?

• the solid iron in Earth's inner core

• movement of molten iron in Earth's outer core

• iron particles moving in the currents of Earth's oceans

• particles of iron moving through the atmosphere

The hydrosphere, which consists of all of Earth's water, is maintained __________.

• by addition of water to the atmosphere

• by removing water from the atmosphere

• by recycling water in the atmosphere

• by the clouds in the atmosphere

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