The Earth System

What are Earth's 4 Systems?

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hemisphere

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What is considered to be the "most precious" resource on Earth?

• gold

• silver

• diamonds

• water

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Of the total water supply on Earth, most is ________________________ (about 97%)

• frozen

• salt water

• fresh water

• ground water

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Of the total water supply on Earth, most is only about 3% is _____________________ (necessary for living things).

• frozen

• salt water

• fresh water

• ground water

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Which Earth system cannot exist without the others?

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

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The water that makes up Earth. It includes bodies of water and the water in the atmosphere (water vapor and different forms of precipitation). It includes water in all three states: solid, liquid, and gas.

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

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All living things, plants and animals,

including humans, on Earth.

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

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The land that makes up Earth. It includes the soil and rocks that make up Earth’s landforms as well as the molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

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The air that surrounds Earth.

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

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Streams of water within the ocean that

move in regular patterns.

• rivers

• ocean currents

• convection

• waterfalls

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