Earth Systems 1
Which Earth system contains all living things?
Biosphere
Which system includes oceans and rivers?
Hydrosphere
Which system includes rocks and soil?
Lithosphere
Which system contains Earth's gases?
Atmosphere
A plant grows in soil. Which two systems interact?
Biosphere + Lithosphere
What kind of water does the ocean have?
What is salt water
A volcano releases ash and gases into the air. Which two systems interact?
Lithosphere + Atmosphere
A bird flies through the air. Which two systems interact?
Biosphere + Atmosphere
A glacier moves across land, carrying rocks and sediment. Which two systems interact?
Hydrosphere + Lithosphere
Glaciers are part of what sphere?
hydrosphere
Plant roots absorb water from the ground. Which three systems interact?
Biosphere + Hydrosphere + Lithosphere
What is one layer of the atmosphere?
Troposphere Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
All four systems: A volcanic eruption sends ash into the air. Rain carries the ash into rivers, where it affects aquatic life. List the four different systems in the correct order they interact.
Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere
What systems interacting led to the oceans becoming salty?
Hydrosphere and Lithosphere
During a torrential rain storm, a cow gets stuck in the mud; which of Earth's systems are part of this scenario?
Hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere.
All four systems: A drought dries a lake, kills plants, exposes soil, and allows wind to carry the soil away. Which four systems interact?
Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Lithosphere, Atmosphere
D.K.P.C.O.F.G.S. What does the acronym stand for when thinking of the biosphere?
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
What gasses are found in Earth's atmosphere?
oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
Sediment is carried from one place to another, also known as erosion, by which two earth systems?
Hydrosphere and Atmosphere
The two places separated by the Atlantic Ocean that share a very important connection between all four systems.
Sahara Desert and The Amazon Rainforest
A change in one Earth system can trigger changes in several others. What example from Yellowstone National Park best demonstrates this idea?
Wolf reintroduction