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Systems I

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of parts that work together to do a job, perform a function, or produce a result is called a

a)

function

b)

system

c)

feedback

2.

All systems are made up of parts that work together.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Does this picture illustrate a system?

a)

yes

b)

no

4.

A system input is

a)

something that happens within a system.

b)

something that goes into a system.

c)

something that comes out of a system.

d)

something that is always man-made.

5.
Earth is a system because...
a)
 It has water
b)
It has an atmosphere
c)
It has animals
d)
Each part makes up a whole
6.

Earth is what type of systems

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

isolated

7.
Based on current scientific evidence, how old is the Earth?
a)
6,000 years old
b)
460 million years old
c)
4.6 billion years old
d)
46 billion years old
8.

"Hydro" in hydrosphere means ____.

a)

air, vapor

b)

rock, earth

c)

water

d)

life

9.

"Bio" in biosphere means ____.

a)

air, vapor

b)

rock, earth

c)

water

d)

life

10.

"Atmo" in atmosphere means ____.

a)

air, vapor

b)

rock, earth

c)

water

d)

life

11.

"Geo" in geosphere means ____.

a)

air, vapor

b)

rock, earth

c)

water

d)

life

12.

What is the hydrosphere's function?

a)

A recycling planet powered by the flow of solar energy to support a network of life.

b)

Sustains various life forms and plays an important role in ecosystems and regulating heat on earth.

c)

Sustains life forms on the surface of the earth, absorbs and interacts with harmful solar rays.It protects the earth from natural and human-caused space debris.

d)

Controls the distribution of minerals, rocks and soils and generates natural hazards that shape the land and impact humans

13.

Is the water cycle an open-loop or a closed-loop system?

a)

open-loop

b)

closed-loop

14.

What is the atmosphere's function?

a)

A recycling planet powered by the flow of solar energy to support a network of life.

b)

Sustains various life forms and plays an important role in ecosystems and regulating heat on earth.

c)

Sustains life forms on the surface of the earth, absorbs and interacts with harmful solar rays.It protects the earth from natural and human-caused space debris.

d)

Controls the distribution of minerals, rocks and soils and generates natural hazards that shape the land and impact humans

15.

How do the geosphere and the hydrosphere interact?

a)

The geosphere stores parts of the hydrosphere.

b)

The geosphere erodes (shapes) the hydrosphere.

c)

The hydrosphere stores parts of the geosphere.

16.

How do the geosphere and the atmosphere interact?

a)

Air contains water.

b)

Volcanic ash can enter the atmosphere.

c)

Living things need air to survive.

17.

Which of Earth's spheres include the mantle, asthenosphere, crust, and lithosphere?

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

geosphere

18.

the hydrosphere is made up of

a)

all of earths air

b)

all non living things on earth

c)

all of the Earth’s water

d)

all the nitrogen on earth

19.
Mountains are a part of which system?
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Biosphere
20.

Which is an example of carbon interacting with the atmosphere

a)

Carbon is dissolved in the ocean

b)

Carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels and plants.

c)

Carbon is stored in rocks like coal

d)

Humans inhale carbon dioxide

21.

rain falls from clouds in the sky and that provide drinking water for wildlife and humans as well as water for plant growth.

This is an interaction between which spheres?

a)

hydrosphere: geosphere

b)

atmosphere: biosphere

c)

geosphere: hydrosphere

d)

hydrosphere: biosphere