UNIT 1 Quiz: Intro to Earth Science

Question 1

Which 2 features belong to the Geosphere?

Accepted Answer

mountains, rocks and minerals

Question 2

Which 2 features belong to the Atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

oxygen, air

Question 3

What spheres are interacting: Rain falls to the ground (1) and soaks into the soil (2) and is absorbed by a tree (3).

Accepted Answer

(1) hydrosphere (2) geosphere (3) biosphere

Question 4

Which 2 features belong to the Geosphere?

Accepted Answer

beach, volcano

Question 5

What does the prefix geo mean?

Accepted Answer

ground

Question 6

Which 2 features belong to the Biosphere?

Accepted Answer

insects, flowers

Question 7

What does the prefix hydro mean?

Accepted Answer

water

Question 8

Which 2 features belong to the Hydrosphere?

Accepted Answer

oceans, rain

Question 9

What does the prefix atmo mean?

Accepted Answer

air

Question 10

What type of system is the earth?

Accepted Answer

closed

Question 11

What spheres are interacting: Rivers(1) take away dirt from the riverbank(2)?

Accepted Answer

(1) hydrosphere & (2) geosphere

Question 12

What does the prefix bio mean?

Accepted Answer

life

Question 13

Which 2 features belong to the Biosphere?

Accepted Answer

fish, trees

Question 14

Which 2 features belong to the Hydrosphere?

Accepted Answer

ice, rivers

Question 15

Which 2 features belong to the Atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases

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