Earth Science Unit

What is the purpose of the atmospheric blanket?

• To protect life on Earth

• To keep the Earth from falling off its axis

• To help maintain the salinity of the Earth's oceans

• To protect the integirty of the coriolis effect

What are the layers of the atmosphere?

• Wind, Water, Land, Fire

• Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

• Tropics, Space, Polar, Equator, Exosphere

• The atmosphere doesn't have layers

Bio-

• Life

• Solid Land

• Water

• Air

Atmo-

• Life

• Water

• Air

• Solid Earth

Geo-

• Air

• Water

• Solid Earth

• Life

The ocean absorbs large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air. This interaction is between the atmosphere and the _____________.

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

What is true about the biosphere? *select all that apply.

• It has no boundries so it can be found in all other sheres.

• It is made of all living and nonliving things.

• It is made of only nonliving things

• It is made of only living organisims.

When plants take in carbon dioxide the interaction is between the atmosphere and the _______________.

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

The Grand Canyon was formed due to millions of years of erosion from the Colorado River. This interaction is between the hydrosphere and the ____________.

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

A large body of air that have uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.

• Jet Stream

• Air Mass

• Air Pressure

• Wind