Subsystems

Which of the following statements BEST describe the Earth Subsystems?

• Earth’s physical environment which often described in terms of spheres: lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere.

• It is made up of different organization like community, population, and organ systems.

• Earth is made up of many subsystems which do not interact with each other and does not affect the balance.

• There are no subsystems in the Earth because it functions only as a whole.

Which of the following is not related to each other?

• Hydrosphere: Ocean

• Geosphere: Minerals

• Atmosphere: Ground

• Biosphere: Human

Among the four major subsystems of the Earth, which system encompasses all the land forms?

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

What makes Earth unique in the solar system? It is the only planet that has…

• Gas

• Atmosphere

• Volcano

• Life

How do you compare Hydrosphere and Cryosphere?

• Hydrosphere is composed of all water and land forms while Cryosphere is only for the water forms.

• Cryosphere is all-encompassing term for the portions of Earth's surface where water is in solid form, while Hydrosphere includes all forms of water that is on the plane

• Cryosphere and Hydrosphere both encompasses the air and land forms of the Earth.

• Hydrosphere includes all water on the surface of the Earth while Cryosphere includes all water in the outer space