Earth Systems Review

In what layer of the atmosphere do all weathering events occur?

• Troposhere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

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When large rocks are broken down into smaller parts by physical and chemical means.

• weathering

• erosion

• both

• neither

What is the hydrosphere?

• Rivers, oceans, and lakes of the Earth

• Water on the Earth’s Surface

• Oceans of the Earth

• None of the above.

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Why is the ozone layer vital to life on Earth?

• Planes fly in the ozone layer

• It shields the Earth from ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun

• It is made up of oxygen (O₂)

• It causes clouds to be created

How is it possible that a river can become wider over time?

• It isn't possible. Rivers stay the same.

• weathering caused the rocks to break into sediments and erosion carried them away

• weathering caused the rocks on the side to move, and erosion broke them apart

• the rocks fell into the earth after an ocean trench formed underneath the river

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All life on Earth exists in the geosphere.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is a part of the geosphere?

• a cloud

• an elk

• a cliff

• a daisy

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Where is most of the water of the hydrosphere found?

• deep within solid Earth

• in the atmosphere

• in living things

• on the surface of Earth

Which of the following is NOT one of the systems into which scientists divide Earth?

• geosphere

• hemisphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

Hurricanes and tsunamis form in which of the following parts of Earth?

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• mantle

• upper core

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