Coasts as Natural Systems

Question 1

4 major subsystems of the Earth

Answer 1

Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere

Question 2

The earth is divided into…major subsystems

Answer 2

4

Question 3

The 4…..of the earth are atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, lithosphere

Answer 3

Major subsystems

Question 4

The 4 major subsystems of the earth are atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and…

Answer 4

Biosphere

Question 5

The 4 major subsystems of the earth are atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere and

Answer 5

Hydrosphere

Question 6

The 4 major subsystems of the earth are atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and

Answer 6

Lithosphere

Question 7

The 4 major subsystems of the earth are hydrosphere, biosphere, lithosphere and…

Answer 7

Atmosphere

Question 8

Frozen part of hydrosphere (total amount of water on planet) is called the…

Answer 8

Cryosphere

Question 9

The cryosphere is the frozen part of the…

Answer 9

Hydrosphere (total amount of water on the planet)

Question 10

The cryosphere is the…part of the hydrosphere

Answer 10

Frozen

Question 11

Name for total amount of water on the planet

Answer 11

Hydrosphere (one of the 4 major subsystems)

Question 12

Major subsystem that’s the total amount of water on the planet

Answer 12

Hydrosphere

Question 13

Name for major subsystem that’s made up of all living things on the planet

Answer 13

Biosphere

Question 14

The biosphere is made up of…

Answer 14

All living things on the planet

Question 15

The hard, outer layer of the earth is called the…

Answer 15

Lithosphere

Question 16

The lithosphere is a…(soft/ hard) outer layer of the earth

Answer 16

Hard

Question 17

The lithosphere (hard outer layer of the earth) is split into…

Answer 17

Tectonic plates

Question 18

The Atmosphere is split into…layers

Answer 18

5

Question 19

Name for layer of atmosphere that’s closest to earth

Answer 19

Troposphere

Question 20

The troposphere is the layer of atmosphere that’s closest/ furthest to/ from the earth

Answer 20

Closest to

Question 21

The troposphere is the layer of…that’s closest to the earth

Answer 21

Atmosphere

Question 22

Atmosphere is the air that surrounds the earth and is made up of gases and…

Answer 22

Water vapour

Question 23

Atmosphere is the air that surrounds the earth and is made up of…and water vapour

Answer 23

Gases

Question 24

The atmosphere is the air that surrounds the earth and is made up of…and…

Answer 24

Gases, water vapour

Question 25

The atmosphere is the...that surrounds the earth and is made up of gases and water vapour

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Air

Question 26

The atmosphere is the...and is made up of gases and water vapour

Answer 26

Air that surrounds the earth

Question 27

The...is the air that surrounds the earth and is made up of gases and water vapour

Answer 27

Atmosphere

Question 28

The hydrosphere is a discontinuous layer of ...at or near the earth's surface and includes all liquid and frozen surface water, groundwater held in soil and rock and atmospheric water vapour

Answer 28

Water

Question 29

The hydrosphere is a...of water at or near the earth's surface and includes all liquid and frozen surface water, groundwater held in soil and rock and atmospheric water vapour

Answer 29

Discontinuous layer

Question 30

The hydrosphere is a discontinuous layer of water at or near the earth's surface and includes... , ... and ...

Answer 30

All liquid and frozen surface waters Groundwater held in soil and rock Atmospheric water vapour

Question 31

The major subsystem which is the biological component of the earth's systems is the...

Answer 31

Biosphere

Question 32

The biosphere is the total sum of all...

Answer 32

Living matter

Question 33

The major subsystem that's the total sum of all living matter and the biological component of the earth's systems is the...

Answer 33

Biosphere

Question 34

The lithosphere is the... and the uppermost mantle which constitutes (makes up) the hard and rigid outer layer of the earth and the layer is split into a number of tectonic plates

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Crust

Question 35

The lithosphere is the...and... which constitutes (makes up) the hard and rigid outer layer of the earth and the layer is split into a number of tectonic plates

Answer 35

Crust, uppermost mantle

Question 36

Systems can be described in 3 ways: ..., ... and...

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Open, closed, isolated

Question 37

A domestic central heating system is an example of a... system

Answer 37

Closed

Question 38

A domestic water supply is an example of a... system

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Open (Water is input through pipe from mains water supply and is output through drains)

Question 39

A closed system is a system in which...

Answer 39

Amount of matter remains constant, but in which energy can be transferred as an input, output or flow

Question 40

An open system is a system in which...

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Energy and matter can be transferred in, through and out of beyond the boundary of the system (In a closed system only energy can be transferred in, through and out behind the boundary of the system but matter can only be transferred through and not in or out)

Question 41

Input of system meaning

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Energy/ matter entering system

Question 42

Output of system meaning

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Energy and/ or matter leaving a system

Question 43

Store/ component of system meaning

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Section of system in which matter can remain, be added to or removed from

Question 44

Flow/ transfer of system meaning

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Movements between stores/ components in a system

Question 45

Boundary of system meaning

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Edge of system

Question 46

The component/ store is a section of system in which .... can remain, be added to or removed from

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Matter

Question 47

Flow/ transfer is movements between .... / .... in a system

Answer 47

Stores Components

Question 48

A closed system is a system in which the amount of.... remains constant but in which energy can be transferred as an input, output or flow

Answer 48

Matter

Question 49

A closed system is a system in which the amount of matter remains constant but...

Answer 49

Energy can be transferred as an input/ output/ flow

Question 50

Dynamic equilibrium is where .....are equal and the stores remain the same

Answer 50

Inputs and outputs in a system

Question 51

Dynamic equilibrium in a system is where the inputs and outputs are...and stores remain..

Answer 51

Balanced The same

Question 52

Negative feedback definition

Answer 52

A system acts by lessening the effect of the original change and ultimately reversing it

Question 53

Positive feedback definition

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Positive feedback occurs within a system where a change causes a further snowball effect which continues or accelerates the original change so that the effects are amplified

Question 54

True or false, when the system is in balance it causes negative/ positive feedback

Answer 54

False It causes negative/ positive feedback when the system isn't in balance

Question 55

8 different types of factors influencing coastal landforms

Answer 55

Tectonics Geology Marine factors Biotic factors Geomorphic factors Climatic factors Human factors Subaerial factors

Question 56

Negative feedback is where the system acts by lessening the...and ultimately reversing it

Answer 56

Original change

Question 57

Positive feedback in a system is where when there is a change it causes a...effect which then ...the original change and makes the ...amplified

Answer 57

Snowball Accelerates Effect

Question 58

Positive feedback in a system is where when there is a change it causes a...effect which then ...the original change and makes the ...amplified

Answer 58

Snowball Accelerates Effect