Earth System

Define watershed

• A building that holds water.
• The highest point the water will flow.
• The area of land where all of the water that falls in it and drains off of it goes to a common outlet.
• It doesn't exist.

How does the water cycle show how the hydrosphere and the atmosphere interact?

• Plants soak up water from the ground. 
• Air evaporates to form water clouds.
• Water filters through the soil into the ground water.
• Heat and wind causes water in the pond to evaporate into thin air.

What is true about earth's water?

• Most of the fresh water is in glaciers.
• Most of the fresh water is in oceans.
• Most of the fresh water is in ground water.
• Most of the fresh water is mixed with salt water.

Which of the earth spheres are interacting when evaporation occurs between the ocean and air?

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

Which group is most ^_NEGATIVELY affected by a "green" community?

• oil production workers
• local restaurant owners
• people who ride public transportation
• people concerned about the environment

Define geosphere

• Life on earth
• Gas surrounding earth
• Water on earth
• The solid crust and semi fluid mantle of the earth

Define atmosphere

• Life on earth
• Gas surrounding earth
• Water on earth
• The solid crust and semi fluid mantle of the earth

How was this landform created?

• Wind eroded the rock
• Water weathered the rock
• Ice eroded the rock
• The pieces of rock are moving away from each other.

Define hydrosphere

• Life on earth
• Gas surrounding earth
• Water on earth
• The solid crust and semi fluid mantle of the earth

Define biosphere

• Life on earth
• Gas surrounding earth
• Water on earth
• The solid crust and semi fluid mantle of the earth