Earth System

Front

Define biosphere

Back

Life on earth

Front

Define hydrosphere

Back

Water on earth

Front

Define atmosphere

Back

Gas surrounding earth

Front

Define geosphere

Back

The solid crust and semi fluid mantle of the earth

Front

How was this landform created? Options: Wind eroded the rock, Water weathered the rock, Ice eroded the rock, The pieces of rock are moving away from each other.

Back

Water weathered the rock

Front

All of the pictures are examples of 

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weathering

Front

Define watershed

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The area of land where all of the water that falls in it and drains off of it goes to a common outlet.

Front

Which group is most ^_NEGATIVELY affected by a "green" community? Options: oil production workers, local restaurant owners, people who ride public transportation, people concerned about the environment

Back

oil production workers

Front

Which of the earth spheres are interacting when evaporation occurs between the ocean and air? Options: biosphere and atmosphere, geosphere and biosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere

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atmosphere and hydrosphere

Front

A student is making a model of how the biosphere and atmosphere interact. Which model shows this? Options: A model of animals eating plants., A model of animals drinking water., A model of animals decaying in the ground., A model of plants giving off carbon dioxide.

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A model of plants giving off carbon dioxide.