Earth's Functional System

An investigation of the Earth’s geosphere would include the exploration of which of the following features?

• Glaciers, rivers, and oceans
• Plants, animals, and fungus
• Rock, soil, and sediments
• Nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide

Which of the following provides the best example of an interaction between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?

• Carbon dioxide gas is released into the air by living things.
• Consistent patterns of wind change the shape of landforms.
• The oceans release heat energy that makes climate milder.
• Water vapor in the air is taken into plants through their leaves.

The hydrosphere includes water in the form of snow.

• True
• False

When a volcanic eruption spews gases and ash into the air, which two spheres are interacting?

• Hydrosphere and geosphere
• Biosphere and geosphere
• Geosphere and atmosphere
• Biosphere and atmosphere

The ___________ is the sphere that contains all of the earth’s rocks below the earths first surface 

• Hydrosphere
• Atmosphere
• Geosphere
• Biosphere

I consist of you, plants, animals, and everything that is living on earth. Which sphere am I? 

• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere
• Atmosphere
• Geosphere

The four spheres of Earth are...

• all connected
• have nothing to do with one another
• does not affect human life
• exist only on other planets

An example of biosphere connecting to atmosphere is...

• Plants produce oxygen
• Animals eat plants
• Animals live in caves
• Animals drink water

This picture best describes which connection?

• Atmosphere-Biosphere
• Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere-Geosphere
• Geosphere-Biosphere

Mount Everest is an example of...

• Atmosphere
• Geosphere
• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere