Effects of the Geosphere

Which part of the Earth is considered to be very hot, solid rock and made mostly of iron?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

In most cases, a mudslide which is a form of a landslide can be caused by all of the following EXCEPT?

• heavy rains

• hot and dry weather

• the pull of gravity

• water absorbing in soil

The ________________ makes up the outermost part of Earth?

• crust

• mantle

• core

Mountains, soil and volcanoes are all a part of what Earth system?

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

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A person rock climbing would be considered as interacting with which Earth system?

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

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If I traveled to the beach every year and then on the fifth year I suddenly realized that the beach seemed to be getting much smaller, what might be the cause for the smaller change to the beach?

• Cold weather caused the beach to change

• Animals walking on it caused it to change

• Wind and water eroded the beach away

• Sun making it too hot cause it to change

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Different types of soil have different _________, like color.

Canyons are usually formed by _____________ from flowing water over a long period of time.

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The __________ Islands were formed when one of Earth's moving plates passed over a hot spot.

The sudden movement of rocks and soil down a slope is called?

• molten rock

• landslide

• hot spot

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