Long Quiz

1.Erosion - process of removing Earth materials from their original sites through weathering and transport.

2. On Bowen's reaction series olivine is the first mineral to form.

3. The hydrosphere covers 40% of Earth's surface.

4. The term igneous comes from the Latin word ignis means "magma"

5. Changes in one subsystems or component influence the other subsystem's.

6. The four major subsystems are Biosphere, Lithosphere, Geosphere and Hydrosphere

7. Atmosphere traps heat, shields the surface from harmful radiation, and provides chemicals needed for life, such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide.

8. Earth’s surface is continuously changing because of geologic activities

9. The totality of life forms is hydrosphere

10. deposition is the incorporation and transportation of material by a mobile agent such as water, wind, or ice.

11. Rocks is a naturally occurring, inorganic substance that is solid with orderly crystalline structure and has a fixed (or uniformly variable) chemical composition

12. Streak is the quality and intensity of reflected light exhibited by the mineral

13. Mass is the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center

14. Asthenosphere is a thin gaseous layer that envelopes the asthenosphere

15. Life seems to be limited to a temperature range of -25oC to 115oC