Recognizing the Earth's Subsystem

Question 1

What are the four subsystems?

Answer 1

Biosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Lithosphere

Question 2

This is the portion of the Earth system that includes the Earth’s interior, rocks and minerals, landforms and the processes that shape the Earth’s surface.

Answer 2

Lithosphere

Question 3

What is the lithosphere also referred to as?

Answer 3

Geosphere

Question 4

This subsystem is where we exactly live in.

Answer 4

Lithosphere

Question 5

This is the liquid water component of the Earth.

Answer 5

Hydrosphere

Question 6

What are examples of Lithosphere?

Answer 6

Distribution of mountains, position of continents, shape of the sea floor, location of major rives and flood plains

Question 7

How many percent does water cover the surface of the Earth?

Answer 7

70%

Question 8

This subsystem is important because it contains water.

Answer 8

Hydrosphere

Question 9

What is Hydrosphere’s role?

Answer 9

Sustains a variety of life forms and regulates the atmosphere and its surrounding ecosystems.

Question 10

This is a layer of gases surrounding a planet of sufficient mass that is held in place by the gravity of the Earth.

Answer 10

Atmosphere

Question 11

What is the Atmosphere’s role?

Answer 11

• It blocks some of the Sun’s dangerous rays from reaching Earth.
• Traps heat, making Earth a comfortable temperature.
• Provides oxygen

Question 12

This is the biological component of Earth systems.

Answer 12

Biosphere

Question 13

This subsystem includes all living organisms on earth, together with the dead organic matter produced by them.

Answer 13

Biosphere

Question 14

What are examples of Hydrosphere?

Answer 14

Oceans, lakes, seas, ponds, rivers, streams

Question 15

What are examples of Biosphere?

Answer 15

Mushroom, bacteria

Question 16

This is the solid part of the planet’s continental crust, the portion of the earth on which human being live.

Answer 16

Lithosphere

Question 17

This is the largest and oldest of the spheres.

Answer 17

Lithosphere

Question 18

This sphere consisted largely of carbon dioxide from Earth’s interior as well as gases brought to Earth by comets.

Answer 18

Atmosphere

Question 19

Elemental hydrogen and helium escaped the planet, and much of the carbon was deposited in what we became known as..?

Answer 19

Carbonate rocks

Question 20

The largest but far from the only component of Earth

Answer 20

Oceans

Question 21

Consists of all the planet’s water except for water vapor in the atmosphere.

Answer 21

Hydrosphere

Question 22

This is necessary to life.

Answer 22

Water

Question 23

This consists of all living organisms as well as any formerly living material that has not yet decomposed.

Answer 23

Biosphere