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WorksheetsEarth Systems - Key Vocabulary
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This area around the earth where life exists. It includes life on land, water and oceans, and even life we cannot see with the naked eye.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Biosphere
2.
Thin layer of gases that cover the earth. This system relates to weather, clouds or particles in the air.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Biosphere
3.
This system is made up of all the water on earth.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Biosphere
4.
This system is made up of the solid parts of the Earth. It includes rocks, sediments and soils, surface landforms and the processes that shape the surface.
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Biosphere
5.
Tells how much light a surface reflects back. Varies based on the type of surface the sunlight hits.
a)
Albedo Effect
b)
Feedback Loop
c)
Positive Feedback Loop
d)
Negative Feedback Loop
6.
Process that feeds the output back to the input in a loop.
a)
Albedo Effect
b)
Feedback Loop
c)
Positive Feedback Loop
d)
Negative Feedback Loop
7.
Feedback loop that speeds up a process. This type of feedback loop tends to add or take away too much. These feedback loops tend to snowball out of control.
a)
Albedo Effect
b)
Feedback Loop
c)
Positive Feedback Loop
d)
Negative Feedback Loop
8.
Feedback loop that slows down a process. This type of feedback loop tend to return systems to balance. Changes are met with equal and opposite changes to return back to a "normal" state. This type of loop is most common in nature.
a)
Albedo Effect
b)
Feedback Loop
c)
Positive Feedback Loop
d)
Negative Feedback Loop
9.
The cycle of carbon in different forms as it moves between the environment and organisms and back.
a)
Carbon Cycle
b)
Water Cycle
c)
Heat Capacity
d)
Polar Molecule
10.
The processes by which water moves between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land.
a)
Carbon Cycle
b)
Water Cycle
c)
Heat Capacity
d)
Polar Molecule
11.
The amount of heat (usually in calories, kilocalories, or joules) needed to raise the system's temperature by one degree (usually expressed in Celsius or Kelvin)
a)
Carbon Cycle
b)
Water Cycle
c)
Heat Capacity
d)
Polar Molecule
12.
The ends of the molecule carry an unequal charge
a)
Carbon Cycle
b)
Water Cycle
c)
Heat Capacity
d)
Polar Molecule
13.
Elements pass from one organism to another and among parts of the biosphere through closed loops (involve biological, geological and chemical processes)
a)
Biogeochemical cycle
b)
Water Cycle
c)
Heat Capacity
d)
Polar Molecule
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