Earth Systems Interactions

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.

Which of the following best represents this interaction?

• Pond plants release oxygen into their environment.

• Ocean currents change direction when they hit continents.

• Volcanic eruptions add large quantities of gasses to the air.

• Decaying organisms put nitrogen into the air.

Mountain ranges can have an effect on climate because

• as air masses are forced upward, they generally cool down.

• there are fewer plants growing near mountains to produce oxygen.

• the tops of mountains are closer to the sun, so they are warmer.

• mountains are continually being worn down by wind and water.

The shape of landforms is mostly due to the effects of

• plants and animals.

• the earth’s magnetic field.

• the pull of the moon’s gravity.

• oceans and the atmosphere.

Which of the following is not a way that landforms and geosphere are alike?

• both contain rocks and sediments

• both have minerals found on Earth’s crust

• both interact with the water cycle

• none of the above

Clouds, condensation, oceans and rivers are all examples of which Earth system?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

Forest, lake, pond, water are all examples of which Earth system?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

Core, mantle, rocks and sediments are all examples of which Earth system?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment is called

• ecosystem

• interactions

• sediments

• landform

Actions by one thing that have an effect on a different or separate thing is called

• ecosystem

• interactions

• sediments

• landform