SUBSYSTEMS

Question 1

what are the 4 subsystems?

Answer 1

• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• biosphere
• lithosphere/geosphere

Question 2

all types of life

Answer 2

biosphere

Question 3

extends about 10km up into the atmosphere, to the bottom of the deepest oceans, and downward into the cracks and tiny spaces in the subsurface

Answer 3

biosphere

Question 4

plants, animals, and diverse microorganisms

Answer 4

biosphere

Question 5

water in and on earth and in atmosphere

Answer 5

hydrosphere

Question 6

oceans, lakes, streams, glaciers, etc.

Answer 6

hydrosphere

Question 7

most fresh waters are found at _________and______________

Answer 7

glaciers and groundwater

Question 8

largest component of earth

Answer 8

geosphere

Question 9

the solid upper part of the earth

Answer 9

geosphere

Question 10

three major layers of geosphere

Answer 10

• dense metallic core
• rocky mantle
• surface crust

Question 11

is the inner core of the geosphere a liquid or solid?

Answer 11

solid

Question 12

a cold, thin, brittle outer shell made of rock

Answer 12

surface crust

Question 13

less than 1% of earth by mass

Answer 13

surface crust

Question 14

contains 75% oxygen and silicone

Answer 14

surface crust

Question 15

crust that is thin and dense

Answer 15

oceanic crust

Question 16

crust that is thicker and less dense

Answer 16

continental crust

Question 17

Gaseous layers above the Earth

Answer 17

atmosphere

Question 18

mix of n and o

Answer 18

atmosphere

Question 19

Includes clouds, precipitation, and particles

Answer 19

atmosphere

Question 20

1% water vapor in the lower atmosphere

Answer 20

atmosphere

Question 21

layers of the atmosphere (5)

Answer 21

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere