Earth Systems Quiz

What are the four major systems of Earth?

• Magma, Ozone, Lithosphere, Biosphere

• Tectonic, Stratosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere

• Mantle, Crust, Core, Troposphere

• Lithosphere, Biosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere

What is Earth's geosphere made up of?

• Water, Air, Life, Sediments

• Tectonic plates, Mantle, Crust, Core

• Magma, Ozone, Lithosphere, Biosphere

• Metallic core, Solid rock, Molten rock, Soil

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What does the hydrosphere include?

• Tectonic plates, Mantle, Crust, Core

• Metallic core, Solid rock, Molten rock, Soil

• Magma, Ozone, Lithosphere, Biosphere

• Water in all its forms, Ice, Water vapor, Liquid water

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What comprises Earth's living things?

• Magma, Ozone, Lithosphere, Biosphere

• Metallic core, Solid rock, Molten rock, Soil

• Tectonic plates, Mantle, Crust, Core

• Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere

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Where does Earth's energy come from?

• The Earth's atmosphere

• The Milky Way galaxy

• The Moon and other planets

• The Sun and Earth's interior

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What is the flow of energy and cycling of matter that produces chemical and physical changes in Earth's materials and living things called?

• Ecosystems

• Feedbacks

• Energy exchange

• Mass cycling

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What are regions where organisms actively interact with each other and their environment called?

• Ecosystems

• Hydrospheres

• Atmospheres

• Biospheres

What do ecosystems supply to sustain life?

• Food, Fuel, Oxygen, Nutrients

• Magma, Ozone, Lithosphere, Biosphere

• Water, Air, Soil, Sediments

• Tectonic plates, Mantle, Crust, Core

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What are geoscientists still developing knowledge and understanding of within Earth's systems?

• Mass cycling

• Feedbacks

• Ecosystems

• Energy exchange

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What is an example of how complex interactions among systems can result in relatively sudden and significant changes?

• Mass cycling

• Energy exchange

• Ecosystems

• Earth's climate

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