Chapter 2.1 Quiz - Systems Test Corrections

During a school camping trip, David and Kai were excited to watch the Perseids Asteroid shower. Which is the layer in which you can actually SEE the asteroids come through what sphere?

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Cryosphere

• None of these

Michael takes his dog on a walk, by the time they get home the dog is tired and panting. What is the MAIN gas in the air that the dog is breathing in?

• Air

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Water Vapor

During a geology class, William asked, 'What is the thinnest layer of the geosphere?'

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Stratosphere

During a geology class, Mia and Arjun are discussing which layer of the geosphere is the densest with the most pressure. Can you help them identify it?

• None of these

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Stratosphere

During a science class, Oliver asked, 'What is the percentage of oxygen in the air?'

• 78%

• 1%

• 21%

• 97%

During a geology class, Harper was asked: What are the main layers of the geosphere?

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere

• Atmosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere, Hydrosphere.

• Oceanic crust, continental crust, mantle

• crust, core, mantle

Sophia is learning about Earth's water resources in her geography class. How much drinkable LIQUID freshwater is available on earth compared to all the water?

• 1%

• 2%

• 3%

• 97%

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During a geography class, Nora asked, 'Why is most of the freshwater unavailable to us?'

• It's frozen

• Its salty

• Its underground

• It's in the clouds

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Say you go to the beach on a very hot day. When you walk on the beach you realize the sand is extremely hot. So you run to a nearby palm tree which is creating a shadow that makes the sand cool enough to stand in. What two spheres are interacting?

• Biosphere and Hydrosphere
• Hydrosphere and Atmosphere
• Geosphere and Biosphere
• Geosphere and Atmosphere

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Emma and Olivia are studying how the hot water over the equator causes water to evaporate faster, leading to stronger hurricanes. Which spheres are interacting?

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Cryosphere

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