Unit 3 Chapter 4

What is a geosphere?

• All living things found anywhere in, on, or around Earth.

• The soil, rock, and land that make up Earth.

• All the gases that are found around Earth and are found in Earth.

• All water inside the Earth, on the surface of Earth, and in the air that surrounds Earth.

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How are Earth's systems (atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere) related?

• They continually affect each other

• They work independently

• They are often in conflict

• They can not be studied together

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Humans build a road out of rocks. What tow parts of the Earth system are interacting?

• Hydrosphere and Geosphere

• Hydrosphere and Biosphere

• Biosphere and Geosphere

• Atmosphere and Geosphere

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What type of landform causes the rainshadow effect?

• Mountains

• Plains

• Lakes

• Valleys

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What two parts of the Earth system are represented in the image?

• Biosphere and Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere and Geosphere

• Hydrosphere and Biosphere

• Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

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After reading "How the Earth System Eplains Dinosaur Extinction" which of the three statements below are evidence of the effects from the asteroid hitting Earth?

• The asteroid created a deep crater where it landed and caused changes to the Earth’s geosphere.  Volcanic eruptions began to increase.

• When the asteroid hit the Earth, it landed on all the dinosaurs and caused them to become extinct.

• With the increased number of volcanic eruptions happening at once and the impact of the asteroid, huge amounts of different gases entered the atmosphere.  These gases changed the atmosphere, leading to different weather conditions.

• The Earth’s biosphere was affected by the changes in the atmosphere and the weather for thousands of years.  Some plants went extinct and whole habitats changed.

• Ocean water temperatures and flow of ocean currents remained the same.  Large numbers of species in the ocean flourish causing overpopulation.

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Put the steps of the water cycle in order.

1. Clouds carry small water particles over land.

2. Clouds forced even higher by mountains produce rain.

3. Warmer water results in more water evaporating into the air.

4. As the water vapor rises in the air, it cools and condences to form clouds.

• 1, 2, 4, 3

• 3, 4, 1, 2

• 2, 3, 4, 1

• 3, 4, 2, 1

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Which system relates to the following idea?

Plant trees on steep hills or mountains

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

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Which system relates to the following idea?

Use sandbags to prevent river water from entering buildings

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

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Which system relates to the following idea?

Prevent people from removing soil ro rock in certain areas.

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

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