Earth Systems: Check for Understanding

True or False: The Biosphere is the nonliving parts of Earth

• True

• False

True or False: The hydrosphere relates to water.

• True

• False

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Which best describes the relationship between Earth's four spheres?

• System

• Isolated

• Unchanging

• Separate

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Which is an example of a human impact on the geosphere?

• Burning fossil fuels

• Mining for mineral ores

• Building a dam for hydroelectric energy

• Hunting an animal to extinction

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Earth's outermost sphere is called the ...

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

Which is an example of a human impact on the biosphere?

• Burning fossil fuels

• Mining for mineral ores

• Building a dam for hydroelectric energy

• Hunting an animal to extinction

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Which of Earth's four spheres is involved when a volcano erupts? Click all that apply.

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

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The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere is...

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

Which statement about the four spheres of Earth is true?

• They often occur in the same place and interact.

• They do not occur in the same place and do not interact.

• Scientists think there are more than four spheres of Earth.

• They describe distinct layers of Earth's interior.

"As she looked up at the beautiful blue sky, she could see the flocks of birds flying and the planes soaring through the clouds. All of the sudden she heard a fish jumping in the lake to her right."

Which one of Earth's 4 major systems is not represented here?

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere