Earth Systems Quiz

Identify the names of the four main Earth systems.

• biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere

• biosphere, hemisphere, atmosphere, geosphere

• photosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere

• biosphere, hemisphere, photosphere, geosphere

Glaciers would be part of which Earth sphere?

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

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Which of the following examples best describes an interaction between the hydrosphere and geosphere?

• Wind blows sand across a desert, creating a sand dune.

• An eagle uses air currents to glide while searching for food.

• Rainwater washes rocks and soil from a mountain into a river.

• A snake creates its home under a boulder.

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Which of the following examples best describes an interaction between the biosphere and the atmosphere?

• Water evaporates, condenses, and becomes a cloud.

• A river floods and moves dirt and soil to the ocean.

• A human needs oxygen in the air to breathe and function.

• A dust storm blows across the desert.

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Which of the following things on Earth would be considered a part of the BIOSPHERE? Select ALL that apply.

• trees

• rivers

• alligators

• rocks

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Which of the following things on Earth would be considered a part of the HYDROSPHERE? Select ALL that apply.

• rivers

• glaciers

• water vapor

• Earth’s crust

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Your teacher presents a diagram of a hawk flying across the sky. Two of your classmates disagree about how to identify which Earth systems are interacting within this diagram. Juan: The hawk is alive and is part of the biosphere. It is not interacting with any other Earth spheres. Sarah: The hawk is a living organism, so it is part of the biosphere. It interacts with the gases in the air, which are a part of the atmosphere. Which student is most accurate in their statement?

• Juan

• Sarah

• Both students are correct.

• Neither student is correct.

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What evidence best supports your choice?

• The hawk needs the atmosphere to breathe.

• The currents in the air allow for the hawk to take off and fly.

• Winds affect the hawk as it flies.

• All of the above

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Which layer of Earth is solid and made mostly of solid nickel and iron?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

What is the primary cause of the movement of tectonic plates?

• Earth's magnetic field

• convection currents in the mantle

• rotation of Earth

• seismic waves

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