TEST Earth's Systems Topic 1

Sam read that all subsystems interact with each other. Which example shows how changes in the cryosphere can affect the geosphere?

• land that gains weight can rise slowly
• land that loses weight can rise slowly
• land that gains weight will have less mass
• land that loses weight can sink slowly

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Marcus read that systems provide feedback, or the return of information. 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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Which one of Earth's sphere does this picture represent?

• hydrosphere
• geosphere
• atmosphere
• biosphere

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Which one of Earth's spheres does this picture represent?

• hydrosphere
• biosphere
• atmosphere
• geosphere

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Water availability impacts plant growth and animals who depend on plants for food are interactions between

• geosphere and hydrosphere
• biosphere and geosphere
• cryosphere and atmosphere
• hydrosphere and biosphere

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The 4 spheres of Earth

• exist on Mars and Venus
• have nothing to do with one another
• are all connected
• don't affect human life

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Shape of the land determined by elevation, relief and landforms

• topography
• landform
• delta
• dune

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Feature on the surface of Earth such as coastline, dune or mountain

• mountain
• coastline
• landform
• river

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The Smokey Mountains were likely formed by

• constructive forces pushing on the Earth's surface over time.
• constructive forces destroying the Earth's surface over time.
• destructive forces pushing on the Earth's surface over time.
• destructive forces destroying the Earth's surface over time.

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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 causes an increase

• evaporation
• pressure
• salinity
• temperature