Ch 1 Earth System

the continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth’s surface

• phosphorus cycle

• water cycle

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

All living organisms on Earth make up the _________. It also exists within all other Earth systems.

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

___________ is a series of processes that continuously move carbon among Earth systems.

• phosphorus cycle

• water cycle

• carbon cycle

• rock cycle

_________ is the series of processes that move phosphorus among Earth systems.

• phosphorus cycle

• water cycle

• carbon cycle

• rock cycle

The __________ is a series of processes that change rocks from one form to another.

• phosphorus cycle

• water cycle

• carbon cycle

• rock cycle

__________ is the outermost Earth system made of a mixture of gases and particles of matter.

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

The __________ is the largest Earth system and includes the thin layer of soil and rocks on Earth’s surface and all the underlying layers of Earth.

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

The __________ is the system that contains all of Earth’s water.

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

A(An) ________is a substance that consists of atoms of only one kind.

• fossil fuels

• element

• greenhouse gases

• inert gases

Natural resources such as coal, oil, and natural gas that form in the earth are called __________.

• fossil fuels

• element

• greenhouse gases

• inert gases