System Interactions

What do the biosphere and hydrosphere both do during the water cycle?

• They form groundwater.

• They cause surface runoff.

• They add water vapor to the air.

• They move water through the soil.

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Evidence for how the geosphere can affect the biosphere could be found in which of the following observations?

• Making observations over time of the diversity of plant species as the climate becomes warmer and drier.

• Observing the rate of sediment formation over time by looking at layers of rock made from sediments.

• Gathering data on the different species of fish that live in different zones of the ocean with different temperatures.

• Comparing a map of land elevation to a map of the range of trees and observing that trees do not grow above a certain altitude.

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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

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Earth’s systems can interact quickly or over long periods of time. Which of the following are examples of how Earth can change quickly?

• Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes

• Mountain formation and erosion

• Glacial movements and sediment deposition

• Ocean currents and wind patterns

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Earth’s systems can interact quickly or over long periods of time. Give two examples of how Earth can change over long periods of time.

• Mountain formation and erosion

• Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes

• Tides and ocean currents

• Weather changes and seasons

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It just stopped raining and now the sun is shining, which is causing the air to warm up. Alisha decides to go outside and jump in the rain puddles on the pavement of the playground. When she comes back to the playground the next day, she notices that the puddles have all disappeared overnight, even though the puddles couldn’t have soaked through the playground pavement. The Earth can be thought of as four systems (land, air, water, and living things). Two of these systems interacting caused the puddles to disappear from the playground. Which two systems are they?

• Land and Air

• Air and Water

• Water and Living Things

• Land and Living Things

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Sandra visited a national park where she saw a rock formation. Which process MOST likely formed the shape of this rock?

• wind eroding the rock

• earthquakes shifting the rock

• water freezing the cracks of rocks

• waves depositing sediment to form rocks

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Which feature is MOST likely the result of a flowing river?

• a sand dune

• a volcano

• a canyon

• a glacier

The ocean influences climate by:

• regulating temperature and weather patterns

• having no effect on climate

• only affecting coastal regions

• increasing global warming

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This image shows an interaction between which Earth Systems?

• atmosphere and hydrosphere

• hydrosphere and biosphere

• biosphere and geosphere

• geosphere and hydrosphere

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