Science study guide

1-. What are Earth´s four major systems?

2-. What is atmosphere?

3-. What is hydrosphere?

4-. What is biosphere?

5-. What is geosphere?

Choose the answer that completes each sentence correctly.

1-. Water enters the atmosphere when it _______, or changes from a liquid
to a gas.
a) condenses
b) evaporates
c) falls
2-. The water in soil and between the rocks below Earth's surface is called
______
a) wetlands
b) icebergs
c) groundwater
3-. Eventually water in the atmosphere ______ onto dust and other tiny
particles in the air, forming clouds.
a) condenses
b) evaporates
c) falls
4-. The gases in the atmosphere capture some of the energy of ____
a) planet
b) sunlight
c) winds
5-. The processes of weather, such as winds and storms, take place in the
a) atmosphere
b) planet
c) landforms
6-. Animals and plants use oxygen and release carbon dioxide when they
break down food to release ______
a) energy
b) oxygen
c) nutrients
7-. A _______ is a strong wind that changes direction with the seasons.
a) heavy rain
b) drowning
c) monsoon
8-. _______ are steady flows of ocean water.
a) waves
b) ocean currents
c) coastal areas
9-. In the process of ______, waves and currents pick up sediments and
move them away.
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) ocean movement
10-. In the process of _______, sand and other sediments are laid down in
a new place.
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) ocean movement
11-. _____ is the state of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
a) weather
b) climate
c) influence
12-. _____ is the pattern of the weather in an area over a long period of
time.
a) weather
b) climate
c) influence
13-. The _______ is a current that carries warm water from the Caribbean
and Gulf of Mexico into the North Atlantic.
a) Atlantic Ocean
b) Gulf Stream
c) Gulf of Mexico

III. Make the diagram of Landforms and weather patterns, text included.