Earth Systems Quiz Review Answers:
1.
Geosphere, Biosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere
2.
Geosphere – land, rocks, soil
Biosphere – plants, animals, humans
Atmosphere – wind, air
Hydrosphere – lakes, rivers, precipitation
3. Flooding:
Geosphere: Cause erosion
Biosphere: destroy crops
Atmosphere: increase humidity levels
Hydrosphere: contaminate water ways with chemicals, dead animals, etc.
Volcano:
Geosphere: cause erosion
Biosphere: burn and kill plants and animals
Atmosphere: ash pollutes the air
Hydrosphere: ash pollutes water
Tornado:
Geosphere: flooding usually associated with storms
Biosphere: kills animals and crops
Atmosphere: can contribute to pollution
Hydrosphere: debris thrown in lakes, waters, streams
4. Matter and energy
5. Solar radiation from the sun
6. Earth’s surfaces – land and water
7. High temperature to low temperature
8. The amount of energy an object reflects
9. The lighter the surface the higher the albedo – ice has the highest albedo
10. Reflect – they are light in color
11. Two objects touching
12. Liquids or gases due to warm water/air rises and cooler water/air sinks
13. Camp fire, sun’s energy – energy is given off and travels from the heat source as electromagnetic
radiation.
14. The incoming flow of energy coming from the sun, the distribution of heat throughout the earth
system and the outgoing flow of energy back to space.
15. Global heating and global cooling
16. Light surface absorb less heat, dark surfaces absorb more heat
17. Light surface reflects more heat, dark surfaces reflect less heat
18. Car and truck exhaust, factories
19. Deforestation is the cutting down of forests which decrease the amount of carbon dioxide taken
out of the atmosphere by trees.
20. For light or energy to bounce off of. Light from a mirror; energy from a cloud
21. To take in light or energy. Ground absorbing energy and warming up
22. Land
23. Different surfaces – grass, water, land, ice, etc.
How close the area is to the equator – this causes the sun’s rays to strike the surface at different
angles.
24. Radiate energy that travels through in the form of electromagnetic radiation
25.
Financial Budget
Income = Expenses
Taxes and savings
Money spent on many different expenses
Expenses absorb a lot of money
Earth’s Energy Budget
Energy in = Energy out
Energy that is reflected
Energy is used in many different processes
Earth’s surface absorbs a lot of energy