Earths Systems and Interactions Study Guide
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Use notes # ______ and your science book to help you answer the following study guide.
Part A: Label the following diagram with the layers of the Geosphere, use the following terms: inner core,
lithosphere, outer core, mantle.
A: ________________________
B: ________________________
C: ________________________
D: ________________________
Part B: Label the layers of the atmosphere and answer the questions about using the graph, use the following
terms troposphere, mesosphere, exosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere.
A: ________________________
B: ________________________
C: ________________________
D: ________________________
E: What is the name of the debated layer of the
atmosphere ______________________.
f. ____________________ is the hottest layer of the
atmosphere.
Part C: Label the correct terms on the water cycle:
evaporation, run off, condensation, precipitation, ground
water, transpiration
Part D: Fill in the blank with the correct term.
1. Geo- means _______________, _________________________, land.
2. The geosphere includes: ________________ and ______________________.
3. Examples from the geosphere include ____________________ and ______________________.
4. The _________________________ sits on top of Mantle & Core
5. ___________________means water!
6. The hydrosphere includes water in all forms. It can be found on earth as well as in the
____________________________!
7. Examples from the hydrosphere include _____________________ and ______________________.
8. Atmo means ________________ .
9. The Atmosphere is a mixture of gasses _________________, ________________________, and other
trace gasses that include _____________________, _______________, and water vapor.
10. The atmosphere helps regulate the Earth’s _______________________.
11. The _________________ is the warmest layer of the atmosphere and is where______________________
takes place.
12. The ________________ contains the Ozone Layer which is a band of gases that absorbs harmful
___________rays.
13. Airplanes fly in this layer _______________________________.
14. Shooting stars are in the _______________________, they are meteors burning up in the atmosphere.
When the _____________________ enter this layer, there are enough gases to cause friction, causing the
shooting star.
15. The _________________________is home to the International Space Station as it orbits Earth.
16. The __________________________ which is also called the Northern Lights are found in the
____________________ which is a layer of the atmosphere.
17. _________________________ and ________________________ are examples from the biosphere.
18. The _____________________________ is the pore on a plant that lets water vapor out, this process
called ____________________ accounts for 10% of the water vapor in the water cycle.
19. _____________________ is changes in the atmosphere on a daily basis , ___________________ is what
we call the atmospheric changes over a long period of time.
20. The ____________________________ aquifer if under 8 midwestern states and is an important source
of water for the mid-west.
21. Magma is called ________________________ when it comes onto the surface of the Earth.
Part E: Short answer: In complete thoughts and sentences answer the following questions.
1. Explain how all the spheres of the Earth interact?
2. What is the rock cycle and how does it create the three different kinds of rocks? List the three rock types in
your answer.
3. What is the composition of the three main layers of the Earth/ Geosphere, create an analogy to help
describe their location on / in the Earth? Use a diagram to help you explain your answer.
4. What is an Aquifer, why are they important to us and how are they part of the hydrosphere?
5. What is the ozone layer and why is it important to life on Earth?