Topic 5 Test - Introduction to Earth's Systems

1. The sum total of all water on Earth and in its atmosphere is called the

• biosphere
• terrasphere
• hydrosphere
• lithosphere

2. What is it called when rainwater contributes to the flow of rivers and streams?

• transformation
• runoff
• irrigation
• desertifcation

3. Which of the following describes condensation?

• ice becoming water when placed into a warm liquid
• water becoming ice in a freezer
• liquid water being heated until it turns into steam
• steam from a teapot turning into liquid water

4. All of the living things on Earth including plants, animals, humans, bacteria, and fungus make up the

• hydrosphere
• geosphere
• biosphere
• atmosphere

Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?

• the ice caps
• the oceans
• groundwater
• surface water

The process where liquid water changes to a gas as water vapor is heated called

• condensation
• evaporation
• runoff
• precipitation

7. Click on the two sources that power the water cycle.

• heat
• ice
• gravity
• gas

8. Sam read that all the subsystems interact with each other. Which example shows how changes in the cryosphere can affect the geosphere?

• Land that gains weight can rise slowly.
• Land that loses weight can rise slowly.
• Land that gains weight will have less mass.
• Land that loses weight can sink slowly.

9. The thin layer of gases that wraps the earth and contains the weather and the air we breathe is the

• biosphere
• atmosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere

10.Which of these are examples of landforms?

• mountains
• coastlines
• dunes
• beaches
• elevation