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Name Date Class

Content Practice A LESSON 1

Earth Systems and Interactions


Directions: On the line before each statement, write the letter of the Earth system that matches it correctly. Some
Earth systems may be used more than once.

1. The ozone layer helps protect organisms from A. atmosphere and


harmful solar radiation. biosphere

2. Organisms contribute to fossil fuel formation. B. atmosphere and


geosphere
3. Water and ice cause weathering and erosion.
C. atmosphere and
4. Plants grow in soil. hydrosphere

5. Rising sea level changes habitats. D. biosphere and


geosphere
6. Increasing global temperatures melt polar
ice caps.
E. biosphere and
hydrosphere
7. Volcanic eruptions eject gas and debris into F. geosphere and
the air.
hydrosphere
8. Plants use carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.

9. Wind causes weathering and erosion.

10. Plants use water during photosynthesis.


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The Earth System 13


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Content Practice B LESSON 1

Earth Systems and Interactions


Directions: On each line, write the term from the word bank that correctly completes each sentence. Some terms
will be used more than once.

atmosphere biosphere carbon


geosphere greenhouse gases hydrosphere
phosphorus rock water
1. Condensation and evaporation are two processes of the cycle.

2. The is a mixture of gases and particles of matter.

3. The largest Earth system is the .

4. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are two processes of the


cycle.

5. The contains all of Earth’s water.

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6. Weathering and erosion are two processes of the cycle.

7. Humans and other living things make up the .

8. The cycle is one natural cycle that does not exist in


the atmosphere.

9. are gases in the atmosphere that absorb and reradiate


thermal energy from the Sun.

10. The is made mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.

11. The includes the thin layer of soil and rocks on


Earth’s surface.

12. Global warming is one example of how humans can disturb the
cycle.

14 The Earth System

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