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Earth Science Branches and Sphere Systems
Earth Science Branches and Sphere Systems
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Quiz on the branches of earth science and spheres.
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What branch of earth science would study the effects of human actions on the earth?
Astronomy
Geology
Environmental Science
Oceanography
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True/False: A change in one sphere usually causes a change in the other spheres.
False
True
3
During photosynthesis, plants take in what gas?
Water
Oxygen
Methane
Carbon Dioxide
4
What do you call the region on earth where the climate, plant and animal life is similar?
Biosphere
Biome
Binomial
Biology
5
What branch of earth science would use a telescope?
Geology
meteorologist
Oceanography
Astronomy
6
Transpiration is evaporation from a plant.
True
False
7
What sphere includes Lake Michigan?
hydrosphere
Biosphere
atmosphere
Geosphere
8
If the earth is a closed system, then matter and energy cannot enter or leave, True or False?
True
False
9
What sphere is a volcano considered to belong?
Biosphere
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
10
What is it that keeps the atmosphere around the earth?
Inertia
Gravity
Invisible Force Field
Speed of the earth
11
What branch of earth science studies weather?
Geologist
Meteorologist
Environmental scientist
Oceanogapher
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True or False, Combustion(burning) reactions produce methane (CH4) and water vapor.
False
True
13
The total amount of carbon on our planet is constantly changing.
False
True
14
What sphere includes all land forms?
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Geosphere
15
Burning a carbon containing fuel, like gasoline, produces water and what gas?
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon
Methane
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What branch of earth science studies volcano activity?
Meteorologist
Climatologist
Geologist
Astronomer
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Burning a fossil fuel does what to the air?
Increase CH4
Decrease CO2
Increase O2
Increase CO2