IS6 Topic 4 Test - Re-Take

Which of the following are characteristics of the water cycle? Choose the three that apply.

• movement of water among the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere

• accessible supply of water to all living creatures on Earth

• provision of newly-formed water to the atmosphere

• movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

• power and drive supplied by gravity and the sun's energy

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What part do plants play in the water cycle?

• Plants take in water through their roots and give off water vapor by evaporation.

• Plants take in water through transpiration and give off water vapor by evaporation.

• Plants take in water through their roots and give off water vapor by transpiration.

• Plants take in water through transpiration and also absorb it in their roots.

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As you go deeper into the ocean, the pressure __________

Ava has been reading about the interactions among  the components of the Earth.

This group of components work together to make a(n) _________.

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What provides the energy that drives the water cycle?

• heat sources at the center of the Earth

• evaporation and condensation

• heat of the sun

• biosphere

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Which phrase(s) describe the biosphere?

• holds all of Earth's water

• contains all living things on Earth

• rocks and metals

• thin envelope of gases that contains the weather

Which phrase(s) describe the hydrosphere?

• holds all of Earth's water

• contains all living things on Earth

• rocks and metals

• cryosphere

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Which phrase(s) describe the geosphere?

• holds all of Earth's water

• contains solid inner metal core, liquid outer core, and rocky mantle and crust

• rocks and metals

• cryosphere

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Feedback can either cause a change in the system or keep it stable. Melting glaciers are an example of positive feedback.

Why is this considered positive feedback?

• Melting glaciers would add more water to the hydrosphere, making it wetter.

• Melting glaciers would change the land around it, speeding up erosion.

• Melting glaciers would let the uncovered air and land warm, which speeds up the melting.

• Melting glaciers would mean more ice at its top, which would slow the glaciers melting.

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If contour lines are close together, then the slope is

• gentle

• steep

• flat

• going up and down