Question

chapter 2: earth as a system (review)
matching

1. open system
2. lithosphere
3. hydrosphere
4. closed system
5. atmosphere
6. geosphere
7. mesosphere
8. asthenosphere
9. biosphere
10. ecosystem

a. the mostly solid, rocky part of earth
b. the part of earth where life exists
c. a system in which energy, but not matter, is exchanged with the surroundings
d. the solid, outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
e. the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere
f. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
g. the portion of earth that is water
h. a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
i. a mixture of gases that surround a planet, moon, or other celestial body
j. a system in which both energy and matter are exchanged with the surroundings

Explanation:

1. An open system exchanges both energy and matter with surroundings, so it matches j.
2. The lithosphere is the solid, outer layer of Earth consisting of the crust and rigid upper - part of the mantle, so it matches d.
3. The hydrosphere is the portion of Earth that is water, so it matches g.
4. A closed system exchanges energy but not matter with surroundings, so it matches c.
5. The atmosphere is a mixture of gases that surround a planet, moon, or other celestial body, so it matches i.
6. The geosphere is the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth, so it matches a.
7. The mesosphere is the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and outer core, so it matches f.
8. The asthenosphere is the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere, so it matches e.
9. The biosphere is the part of Earth where life exists, so it matches b.
10. An ecosystem is a community of organisms and their abiotic environment, so it matches h.

Answer:

1. j. a system in which both energy and matter are exchanged with the surroundings
2. d. the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
3. g. the portion of Earth that is water
4. c. a system in which energy, but not matter, is exchanged with the surroundings
5. i. a mixture of gases that surround a planet, moon, or other celestial body
6. a. the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth
7. f. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
8. e. the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere
9. b. the part of Earth where life exists
10. h. a community of organisms and their abiotic environment