Earth's Systems quiz (STEMscopes)

Sand or small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and deposited on the land or at the bottom of a body of water

• Ecosystem

• Interactions

• Sediments

• Landform

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Feature on the surface of Earth, such as a mountain, hill, dune, ocean, or river

• Ecosystem

• Interactions

• Sediments

• Landforms

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Actions by one thing that have an effect on a different or separate thing

• ecosystems

• interactions

• sediments

• landform

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A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment

• ecosystem

• interactions

• sediments

• landform

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The river from the _________ caused the rocks from the ________ to erode and form a canyon.

Choose from the word bank. Must be spelled correctly

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The _____is not the only system that is affected when when a forest fire breaks out. Forest fires affect this sphere by releasing smoke and gas, and they affect the ____

by changing the numbers and types of living things that live in the affected area.

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The shape of landforms is mostly due to the effects of -

• plants and animals.

   

• the earth's magnetic field.

• the pull of the moon's gravity.

• oceans and the atmosphere.

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Which of the following best represents the interaction in the diagram?

• Pond plants release oxygen into their environment.

• Ocean currents change direction when they hit continents.

• Decaying organisms put nitrogen into the air.

• Volcanic eruptions add large quantities of gases to the air.

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Mountain ranges can have an effect on climate because –

• as air masses are forced upwards, they generally cool down.

• there are fewer plants growing near mountains to produce oxygen.

• the tops of mountains are closer to the sun, so are warmer.

• mountains are continually being worn down by wind and water.

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Please define:

erosion: _________

weathering: __________

Then tell me how they are different and how they are the same.

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