Exploring Earth's Systems

Which of the following is NOT one of the four main Earth systems?

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Technosphere

What does the hydrosphere include?

• All the rocks on Earth

• All the water on Earth

• All the air on Earth

• All the living things on Earth

Which Earth system contains all living things?

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

The layer of gases that surrounds Earth is called the:

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

Which of the following is an example of the lithosphere?

• A cloud

• A river

• A mountain

• A tree

Rain falling from clouds is an interaction between which two Earth systems?

• Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere and Biosphere

• Biosphere and Atmosphere

• Lithosphere and Hydrosphere

Plants taking in carbon dioxide from the air is an example of interaction between:

• Lithosphere and Hydrosphere

• Biosphere and Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere and Lithosphere

• Biosphere and Hydrosphere

Which Earth system would a glacier belong to?

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

Soil is a mixture of materials from which two Earth systems?

• Lithosphere and Biosphere

• Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

• Hydrosphere and Lithosphere

• Biosphere and Atmosphere

Which of the following best describes the lithosphere?

• The layer of gases around Earth

• All the water on Earth

• The solid, rocky part of Earth

• All living things on Earth