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Earth's Surface, Systems, And Resources (Part 1)
Test Description: Unit 2 Summative Assessment Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The outermost Earth system is a mixture of gases and particles of matter called the _______________________.
A
atmosphere
B
geosphere
C
hydrosphere
D
lithosphere
2) The largest of the Earth systems is the _____________, or solid Earth. This includes the thin layer of rock and soil on the surface of the Earth, as well as the underlying layers of the Earth.
A
hydrosphere
B
geosphere
C
atmosphere
D
biosphere
3) The ________________ is the Earth system that contains all of Earth's water, most of which can be found at the surface of the planet.
A
geosphere
B
lithosphere
C
hydrosphere
D
atmosphere
4) All living organisms on the Earth make up the __________________, which interacts with the other systems in various ways.
A
lithosphere
B
geosphere
C
hydrosphere
D
biosphere
5) Which Earth systems are interacting in the following situation? -The Ozone layer protects organisms from dangerous solar radiation.
A
Biosphere and Atmosphere
B
Biosphere and Hydrosphere
C
Atmosphere and Lithosphere
D
Biosphere and Geosphere
6) Which Earth systems are interacting in the following situation? -Plants grow in soil.
A
Biosphere and Atmosphere
B
Biosphere and Hydrosphere
C
Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
D
Biosphere and Geosphere
7) Which Earth systems are interacting in the following situation? -Wind causes weathering and erosion.
A
Biosphere and Geosphere
B
Atmosphere and Geosphere
C
Biosphere and Hydrosphere
D
Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
8) Which Earth systems are interacting in the following situation? -The water cycle influences weather and climate.
A
Biosphere and Atmosphere
B
Atmosphere and Geosphere
C
Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
D
Biosphere and Geosphere
9) Which Earth systems are interacting in the following situation? -Organisms need water to survive.
A
Biosphere and Hydropshere
B
Biosphere and Lithosphere
C
Biosphere and Geosphere
D
Biosphere and Atmosphere
10) Which Earth systems are interacting in the following situation? -Plants use carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.
A
Biosphere and Lithosphere
B
Biosphere and Atmosphere
C
Biosphere and Hydrosphere
D
Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
11) Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation are natural processes characteristic of which of the following Earth systems?
A
Nitrogen Cycle
B
Water Cycle
C
Phosphorus Cycle
D
Carbon Cycle
12) This natural cycle transports an element vital to organisms through all Earth systems, except the atmosphere
A
Nitrogen Cycle
B
Phosphorus Cycle
C
Water Cycle
D
Carbon Cycle
13) Human respiration and plant photosynthesis are examples of how the biosphere participates in the _________________ cycle.
A
phosphorous
B
water
C
nitrogen
D
carbon
14) Weathering and erosion are two processes of the ___________ cycle.
A
rock
B
sublimation
C
water
D
nitrogen
15) What is a possible harmful outcome of farm runoff with fertilizers including nitrogen and phosphorus?
A
reclamation
B
algae blooms
C
sublimation
D
desertification
16) In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of ___________________, which stated that segments of earth's crust are in a constant state of movement.
A
continental drift
B
global warming
C
seafloor spreading
D
desertification
17) Which of the following was NOT a piece of evidence Wegener used to support his crust movement theory.
A
similar rock formations and composition on different continents
B
the current shape of the continents
C
similar fossils on different continents
D
volcanic activity under the ocean
18) The theory of _____________________ supports Wegeners theory by stating that Earth's crust into rigid plates that move slowly over Earth's surface.
A
subduction
B
internal convection
C
geological transport
D
plate tectonics
19) It is theorized that _____________ was an ancient super-continent that broke up about 180 million years ago.
A
Antarctica
B
Gondwana
C
Hyperion
D
Atlantis
20) ________________________ is the heat transfer due to bulk movement of molecules within fluids such as gases and liquid, including molten rock. This is occurring in the Earth and is thought to be the driving force behind plate movement.
A
Convection
B
Condensation
C
Sublimation
D
Conduction
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