Earth Spheres 1
What are the Earth's spheres?
biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
What are 3 examples of biosphere?
animals, plants, humans
What does the word bio mean
Life
atmo means
air
Gas in the air is considered to be ________ spheres
atmosphere
Which sphere contains water?
hyrdosphere
Air next to the ground becomes warm. What two interactions are happening?
atmosphere and geosphere
Which spheres are interacting:
Heavy rains have washed away some soil and exposed a large fossil embedded in rock.
Geosphere and Hydrosphere
geo means
land/ground/soil
the breaking down of sediment or rock
weathering.
A tree is blown down by wind. What two spheres are interacting with one another
biosphere and atmosphere
The rock, dust, soil, and minerals of the Earth's solid crust and outer mantle make up the ____
geosphere
private company is using a cave in a remote area in the mountains to illegally dump toxic chemicals from a factory. What could result from the actions of the company?
a. The chemicals can affect only the geosphere.
b. The chemicals can be absorbed into the atmosphere.
c. The chemicals can get into the hydrosphere and harm the biosphere.
d. The chemicals cannot cause harm because the cave contains only rocks.
c. The chemicals can get into the hydrosphere and harm the biosphere.
This is a storm that occurs when a cold, dry air mass meets a warm humid air mass. sometimes called a blizzard when snow and sleet occur.
Winter storm or Snow storm
The process of sediment or rock moving from one place to another is called
Erosion
Granite is a rock composed of many different minerals. Minerals and rocks are classified based on several different properties. Which of the following properties is used specifically to classify rocks?
a. Texture
b. Hardness
c. Crystal structure
d. Chemical composition
a. Texture
mounts of air pollution are increasing all over the world. Continuing studies show that the increased carbon dioxide from a variety of factors can affect regional weather. What is one possible effect of air pollution?
a. Increased temperature
b. Decreased rain
c. Increased winds
d. A hurricane
a. Increased temperature
7. Meteorologists take many types of data into consideration when making weather forecasts. Which type of data is typically used when predicting rain?
a. speed of wind gusts
b. changes in air pressure
c. average monthly temperature
d. amount of annual precipitation
b. changes in air pressure
Hurricanes are very powerful storms that form over the ocean. They bring heavy rain and wind and potential storm surges, which cause flooding. Why do hurricanes form in oceans with southern latitudes?
a. Northern oceans are not rough enough to create the energy needed to form a hurricane.
b. Colder northern oceans cannot provide the warm, moist air needed to fuel hurricanes.
c. Warmer southern ocean air provides the high pressure and low winds needed to form a hurricane.
d. Southern oceans are wider and provide more space for hurricanes to form
b. Colder northern oceans cannot provide the warm, moist air needed to fuel hurricanes.
Jessica and Julie bought matching cars before Jessica moved to Boston. When Jessica drove back to Miami for a visit several months later, she parked her car next to Julie’s. Jessica noticed that Julie’s car was starting to rust, while hers wasn’t. Which of the following is the best explanation for why the car left in Florida is more susceptible to rust?
a. The warmer annual temperatures
b. The higher amount of sunlight received by the area
c. The larger number of streets, highways, and interstates
d. The higher percentage of humidity and salt water
d. The higher percentage of humidity and salt water
Most springs contain fresh drinking water, but Salt Spring in Ocala, Florida contains minerals. These minerals give the water a slightly salty taste. Which spheres interact to cause this phenomenon?
a. geosphere and cryosphere
b. biosphere and hydrosphere
c. hydrosphere and geosphere
d. cryosphere and hydrosphere
C. Geosphere and hydrosphere
Developers want to remove water from the ground on a piece of land and then build houses on it. There is a layer of limestone under the surface of this piece of land. Which landform could form under these circumstances?
a. A sand dune
b. A sinkhole c
. A valley
d. A volcano
C
Turtle Beach is made up of coarse-grained, dark sand. Nearby rocks in the area form mountains near the coastline. Which of the following statements describe what forces helped shape the coastline?
a. Destructive forces formed the mountains, then constructive forces eroded the sediments to form the beach.
b. Destructive forces formed the mountains and eroded them to form beach sediments due to depositional processes.
c. Constructive forces and depositional processes formed sediments at Turtle Beach, then destructive forces created the mountains.
d. Constructive forces created mountains that then eroded under destructive forces, resulting in the deposition of eroded sediments to form Turtle Beach.
d. Constructive forces created mountains that then eroded under destructive forces, resulting in the deposition of eroded sediments to form Turtle Beach.
How could trees in the biosphere impact the geosphere?
a. their roots can help prevent soil erosion
b they increase the temperature of the Earth
c they reduce the amount of water in the ground
a. their roots can help prevent soil erosion
A private company is using a cave in a remote area in the mountains to illegally dump toxic chemicals from a factory. What could result from the actions of the company?
a. The chemicals can affect only the geosphere.
b. The chemicals can be absorbed into the atmosphere.
c. The chemicals can get into the hydrosphere and harm the biosphere.
d. The chemicals cannot cause harm because the cave contains only rocks.
c. The chemicals can get into the hydrosphere and harm the biosphere.