Unit 4 Interacting Earth Systems Review

Which of Earth’s systems includes all the living things (including humans)?

• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• biosphere

_________ is the layer of air (ex. wind, oxygen).

• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• biosphere

________ is a system of Earth that includes the water and ice (examples: glaciers, rivers, lakes, oceans).

• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• biosphere

Which layer of the Earth includes solid and molten rock, soil, and sediments?

• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• biosphere

The motion of tectonic plates is part of the cycles of in Earth’s mantle, which result in the formation and changes of many features of Earth’s land and undersea surface. What 2 systems are interacting?

• hydrosphere and atmosphere
• biosphere and geosphere
• biosphere and atmosphere
• geosphere and hydrosphere

What is the rock cycle?

• any type of rock formation that is triangular or circular in shape
• the path magma takes when it changes into lava or igneous rock
• the process of changing one type of rock into another type of rock
• rocks deep within the earth

Which of the following is NOT a layer of the atmosphere?

• geosphere
• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• exosphere

All the collective water on Earth is known as ______________.

• hydrosphere
• geosphere
• biosphere
• atmosphere

Snow is part of which phase in the water cycle?

• transpiration
• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation

Where is most of Earth’s water found?

• clouds
• underground
• glaciers
• oceans