UNIT IV REVIEW NO. 1

The hydrosphere and the cryosphere are made up of different forms of water. Which of the following is an example of water in the cryosphere?

• A. A rainstorm

• B. A glacier

• C. A river

• D. A lake

Which of the following examples best shows how the biosphere and atmosphere can interact?

• A. people breathing in oxygen

• B. animals eating other animals

• C. ocean waves breaking down rocks

• D. plants obtaining nutrients from the soil

How does the biosphere interact with the atmosphere?

• A. Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere was created by living organisms.

• B. Most of the water vapor in the atmosphere was evaporated from the oceans.

• C. Most of the mountains were weathered by wind and water in the atmosphere.

• D. Most of the glaciers found at the poles contain frozen water from the atmosphere

Which Earth system is most impacted by weathering and erosion (SC.6.E.7.4)

• A. atmosphere

• B. biosphere

• C. geosphere

• D. hydrosphere

Which of the following statements best explains an interaction between two of these spheres?

• A. A tornado is an interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere.

• B. A plant receiving water is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

• C. The formation of the Grand Canyon is an interaction between the geosphere and the biosphere.

• D. An ice formation providing shelter for an arctic animal is an interaction between the atmosphere and the biosphere

Which pair of Earth's spheres have the most direct interaction when ocean waves break onto a coastline?

• A. atmosphere and biosphere

• B. geosphere and atmosphere

• C. hydrosphere and biosphere

• D. geosphere and hydrosphere

A student writes some examples of interactions among Earth's systems. • Ants building a nest underground • Aquifers forming in large deposits of limestone. • Plants growing in fertile soil. • Water freezing in the cracks of a rock. Which Earth system is common to all the examples?

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

Which statement is one way the cryosphere and the hydrosphere interact? (SC.6.E.7.4)

• A. When the Sun's energy melts the ice in the cryosphere, the water flows and joins the hydrosphere.

• B. When the Sun's energy melts the ice in the hydrosphere, the water flows and joins the cryosphere.

• C. Plants and animals from the cryosphere send out water into the hydrosphere through the process of transpiration.

• D. The clouds high in the cryosphere constantly send water to the hydrosphere through the process of precipitation.

Earth's atmosphere is very important in helping to support and protect life. Which of the following best describes how the atmosphere protects life on Earth?

• A. It traps solar radiation from the Sun, which keeps the Earth at a warm temperature.

• B. It creates weather patterns, which circulate oxygen through Earth's many systems.

• C. It absorbs radio waves, which allows for communication between continents.

• D. It blocks some light from the Sun, which keeps the brightness of the day low

Which atmospheric layer is most responsible for protecting the Earth from incoming meteoroids?

• A. Mesosphere

• B. Stratosphere

• C. Thermosphere

• D. Troposphere