Chapter 1: Earth System

A series of processes that continuously move carbon among Earth systems is called...

• carbon cycle

• phosphorous cycle

• element

• greenhouse gas

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A substance that consists of atoms of only one kind is.....

• fossil fuels

• fracture

• cleavage

• element

Items such as coal, oil, and natural gas that form in the earth is....

• greenhouse gas

• luster

• fossil fuels

• cleavage

A gas in the atmosphere that absorbs and reradiates thermal energy from the Sun is called...

• streak

• luster

• greenhouse gas

• fossil fuels

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A series of processes that move phosphorous among Earth systems is......

• fossil fuels

• carbon cycle

• structure

• phosphorous cycle

An arrangement or organization is...

• streak

• structure

• fracture

• cleavage

The color of a mineral's powder is...

• streak

• luster

• cleavage

• element

The thick, rocky middle layer of the geosphere is...

• luster

• mantle

• crust

• core

The way a mineral's surface reflects light is...

• cleavage

• fracture

• luster

• streak

The brittle outer layer, made up of the crust and the uppermost mantle is....

• core

• lithosphere

• crust

• asthenosphere