4 Unit Test: Introduction to Earth's Systems

What is the term used to describe the shape of the land described by elevation, relief, and landforms?

• landform
• topography
• dune
• delta

What is the landform with both high elevation and high relief?

• river
• coastline
• dune
• mountain

What is a group of parts that work together as a whole?

• system
• mechanism
• part
• whole

What are flows of matter or energy through different components?

• mechanism
• part
• whole
• cycle

The thin envelope of gases that forms Earth's outer most layer?

• geosphere
• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• cryosphere
• biosphere

The part of Earth that makes up the core, mantle, and crust, made mostly of rock and metal.

• geosphere
• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• cryosphere
• biosphere

All of Earth's water.

• geosphere
• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• cryosphere
• biosphere

Made up of ice and snow, along with sea and lake ice.

• geosphere
• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• cryosphere
• biosphere

What sphere do human beings belong in?

• geosphere
• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• cryosphere
• biosphere

Contains all of the living organisms on Earth.

• geosphere
• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• cryosphere
• biosphere