Unit 1 Lesson 1 - Energy in Earth's Systems

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Which is NOT a reason to build a physical model of the Earth’s biosphere?
To monitor how the biosphere changes over time.
To find out what the biosphere is like on other planets.
To test an artificial environment that would allow people to live on Mars.
To observe the interaction of the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere in a controlled environment.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Biosphere 2, created by scientists in the 1980s to replicate the functions of Earth’s biosphere is a(n) _______ model.
physical
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
In the biosphere’s cycle of energy and matter, decomposers gain energy/nutrients from ________ and give energy/nutrients to __________.
Radiation from the sun, herbivores.
Recycling dead organisms; producers
Eating plants and animals; carnivores
Eating plants; herbivores and carnivores
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Where does energy originate from in the biosphere?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How is most matter and energy cycled in the biosphere?
Decomposers
Plants
Producers
Food Chains
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following is an example of how gravity affects weather?
Solar energy heats water.
Water evaporates and rises as it heats.
Cloud droplets fall to the surface as rain or snow.
Water vapor cools and condenses into cloud droplets.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which statement describes convection in the atmosphere?
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