Unit 3: Earth's Interactive System Review

Animals that are at risk of being extinct are called ____.

• deforested

• endangered

• consumers

• native

Ecosystems can be changed by natural events or by human actions. Which is an example of a natural event?

• a forest fire started by humans.

• toxic smoke pouring out into the atmosphere.

• building a road through a prairie ecosystem.

• a volcano erupting.

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Which of the following would be the best description of a dormant volcano?

• A volcano that is currently erupting.

• A volcano that has not erupted for some time, but scientists think it may erupt in the future.

• A volcano that erupted recently, but is not erupting right now.

Which of the following is an interaction of the hydrosphere and atmosphere?

• volcano eruption

• hurricane

• erosion

• earthquake

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Which earth system is most responsible for a tornado?

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

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When Earth's huge plates of solid rock beneath the continents move, what changes can occur?

• Mountain building

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• All of these can occur.

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When snow or sleet occurs with high winds and cold air temperatures it is called a _______________?

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Maps help scientists gather information about how systems interact.

• True

• False

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Which two earth systems interact to cause landslides?

• geosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

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Earth's outer core is made of _____.

• solid rock

• liquid rock

• solid metal

• liquid metal