EFHS -- intro to environmental systems

The thin layer of the Earth upon which tectonic plates move around is called the ___.

• biosphere

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

The thin layer at Earth’s surface where life exists is called the ___.

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• cryosphere

The largest parts of the cryosphere are found where?

 

• ice and snow on land

• the lowest layers of air near the Earth’s surface

• the thickest layers of Earth’s crust

• the largest continents

Scientists divide the Earth system into 4 general parts.  Which part contains the cryosphere?

• biosphere

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

Why does the biosphere overlap into all the other spheres?

• it is the smallest

• all the other spheres also contain living things

• none of the other spheres contain living things

• the biosphere contains multiple biomes

What processes make the biosphere a self-supporting and self-regulating system?

• climate shifts in the polar regions

• the exchange of thermal energy between the ocean and the atmosphere

• the exchange of food and energy in food webs

• the movement of tectonic plates and the rock cycle

Each option below lists terms that apply to one of Earth’s spheres.  Which list belongs to the hydrosphere?

• fog, clouds, water vapor

• crust, rock, plates

• fauna, bacteria, fungi

• fish, kelp, jellyfish

Cooling and crystallization describe the processes known to form which type of rock?

• lithosphere

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

Mountains, volcanoes, and ocean basins are caused by what processes?

• movement of tectonic plates

• transfer of energy in the biosphere

• climate change

• glacier movement and deposition of fresh water into ocean water

Which water cycle processes are indicated by A-B-C in the picture? (hint: the lists are not in ABC order)

• condensation – evaporation - uplifting

• precipitation – transpiration – evaporation

• liquification – condensation – deposition

• liquification – cooling – condensation