Earth Systems Quiz

this sphere is the Earth’s core, mantle, crust:

humans affect the geosphere by:

this sphere is all the water in the Earth:

humans affect the hydrosphere by:

this sphere is the part of the planet where animals live:

humans affect the biosphere by:

this sphere is the gaseous mixture that surrounds Earth’s surface:

this sphere is the frozen water on Earth’s surface:

this kind of renewable energy comes from living things:

this kind of renewable energy comes from the Sun’s radiation:

this kind of energy comes from the wind’s kinetic energy:

this kind of energy harnesses the potential energy of water in dams:

this kind of energy comes from the ocean’s tides:

using wood for fire is an example of which energy?

solar panels are an example of which energy:

wind turbines are an example of which energy:

dams are an example of which energy:

this kind of energy comes from the Earth’s inside:

tidal dams are an example of which energy:

These natural resources cannot be replenished in a human lifetime:

These natural resources can be replenished easily:

nonrenewable resources include:

renewable resources include:

these are created from charged particles from the Sun colliding:

this is the trapping of heat by greenhouse gases:

a natural greenhouse gas:

man-made greenhouse gases:

these rocks form from sediment:

these rocks form from temperature and pressure changes:

these rocks form from cooled lava:

what are the three biogeochemical cycles we discussed in class?

these three elements flow through the nitrogen cycle:

this is defined as the increase in temperature with depth in the Earth:

list some benefits of renewable energy:

A layer in the Earth’s atmosphere that shields the Earth’s surface from the Sun’s UV radiation: