Chapter 5: Introduction to Earth's Systems

A landform with high elevation and high relief formed by material of the geosphere is called a:

• Plain

• Plateau

• Mountain

• Basin

The cycles of matter in Earth's systems are driven by the movement of:

• heat

• rock

• water

• air

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Which is not a part of the hydrosphere?

• sediment

• pond

• rain

• ice

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When a system gives itself information about itself after a change or even, this is called:

• an echo

• system response

• feedback

• a reaction

If you live in a relatively flat region that is not very high above sea level, you probably live on a:

• plateau

• prarie

• coastal plain

• mountaintop

When ocean water reaches the poles, some of it turns to ice. Some salt is trapped between ice crystals, but most is left behind in the unfrozen seawater. This cause an increase in:

• evaporation

• salinity

• pressure

• temperature

The thin, gas-filled outermost layer of the Earth system is called the:

• cryosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

Which type of map image would you use if you wanted to represent plant density across the United States?

• Satellite imagery

• Aerial photography

• Topographic map

• Relief map

About 97% of the hydrosphere is:

• salt water in lakes, seas, and the ocean

• water vapor in the atmosphere

• fresh water in ice and snow

• also part of the cryosphere

In the ​ ​ (a)   , water exists in its solid form as ice

• cryosphere
• hydrosphere
• geosphere
• atmosphere