The Earth System

Which cycle is illustrated in this image?

• the water cycle

• the carbon cycle

• the phosphorus cycle

• the rock cycle

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Which statement is NOT true of sedimentary rock?

• it forms in layers

• it forms deep inside the Earth

• it forms by compaction and cementation

• it results from interactions between the geosphere, the atmosphere, the biosphere and the hydrosphere

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What boundary is indicated by the red arrow in the image?

• the boundary between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere

• the boundary between the upper mantle and the lower mantle

• the boundary between the lower mantle and the outer core

• the boundary between the outer core and the inner core

The air that surrounds Earth is called __________.

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

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What liquid features are found in the geosphere and hydrosphere? The liquid feature found in the ge

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

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What liquid features are found in the geosphere and hydrosphere? The liquid feature found in the ge

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

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In the ​ ​ (a)   , water exists in its solid form as ice

• cryosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

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What liquid features are found in the geosphere and hydrosphere? The liquid feature found in the geosphere is ​ (a)   and in the hydrosphere​ ​ (b)   .

• molten rock

• water in the ocean

• glaciers

• evaporation

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The rock cycle suggests that __________.

• rocks are always being added to Earth's mass

• rocks disappear from Earth as they go underground

• rocks always stay in the same form

• rocks are continually recycled into different forms

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How are igneous rocks formed?

• They are formed from cooled magma.

• They are hot magma the moment it is expelled from a volcano.

• They are formed over many years of pressure and heat within Earth.

• They are formed from sediments that collected in ocean beds.

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