Earth and Life Science

Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Origin and Structure
of the Earth
(The Subsystem

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 What I Know

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. Which of the following is NOT one of the four subsystems of the Earth?
A. biosphere C. water sphere
B. hydrosphere D. geosphere
2. All of the waters, including subsurface and atmospheric water comprise the
Earth. Which geological subsystem best label the statement?
A. the geosphere C. the biosphere
B. the hydrosphere D. the atmosphere
3. Earth contains all living organisms including those on the land, in the water
and air. Which subsystem best describes the statement?
A. biosphere C. atmosphere
B. hydrosphere D. geosphere
4. Which subsystem suits the statement, “Global ecological system interacting
with each other”?
A. biosphere C. hydrosphere
B. geosphere D. atmosphere
5. What subsystem will network with biosphere for photosynthesis to take
place?
A. atmosphere C. hydrosphere
B. geosphere D. biosphere
6. Oxygen, water vapor, nitrogen, and other gases help organism to survive.
Which Earth sphere contain these materials?
A. biosphere C. hydrosphere
B. atmosphere D. geosphere
7. Which term is used to describe the thin layer of solid rock that makes up the
outermost part of the Earth?
A. core C. mantle
B. crust D. biosphere
8. Among the subsystems, which is composed of a mixture of gases that
surrounds the Earth?
A. nitrogen C. biosphere
B. atmosphere D. kingdoms
9. The atmosphere of the Earth is composed of nitrogen and oxygen
and other gases.
A. 0% and 100% C. 78% and 21%
B. 21% and 78% D. 505 and 505
10. In what subsystem of the Earth are the rocks and mineral found?
A. atmosphere C. hydrosphere
B. biosphere D. geosphere

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 11. What part of the Earth’s sphere make up hydrosphere?
A. glaciers C. seawater and inland water
B. groundwater D. all of the above
12. Which gas dominates the Earth’s atmosphere?
A. CO2 C. N2
B. He D. O2
13. Ozone plays an important part for organisms to stay alive. To what sphere
does ozone belong?
A. atmosphere C. geosphere
B. biosphere D. hydrosphere
14. Which answer best describes the role of the ozone layer?
A. It traps heat from the sun to heat the planet.
B. It protects the plants and animals on earth from receiving too much
ultraviolet radiation.
C. It cools the earth through the evaporation of water vapor
D. It keeps the oxygen in the atmosphere closest to Earth and the
nitrogen separated in the atmosphere.
15. Human actions greatly affect the Earth itself. Which of the following is an
example of a human impact of the biosphere?
A. littering C. water pollution
B. air pollution D. littering, air and water pollution

Assessment

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Earth includes beach grasses, forms of life in the sea, on land, and even in
the air. Which term best describes the statement?
A. atmosphere C. geosphere
B. biosphere D. hydrosphere

2. Which system of the Earth is considered as the largest component of the

Earth?
A. atmosphere C. geosphere
B. biosphere D. hydrosphere

3. Life is supported by oxygen and carbon dioxide. Which subsystem will best
describe the statement?
A. atmosphere C. geosphere
B. biosphere D. hydrosphere

4. Relationship between the complex communities of individual organism is

seen in the different systems of the Earth. What do you call the unit in nature?
A. ecosystem C. ground
B. complexity D. system

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 5. Which system of the Earth is considered as the largest component of the
Earth?
A. atmosphere C. geosphere
B. biosphere D. hydrosphere

6. Life is supported by oxygen and carbon dioxide. Which subsystem will best
describe the statement?
A. atmosphere C. geosphere
B. biosphere D. hydrosphere

7. Relationship between the complex communities of individual organism is

seen in the different systems of the Earth. What do you call the unit in nature?
A. ecosystem C. ground
B. complexity D. system

8. All of earth’s cycles and spheres are interconnected. Why is this so?
A. because they are interconnected
B. because Earth is where we live in
C. because Earth is the only living planet
D. because every organism has its own function in the Earth
9. What is an example of a connection between atmosphere and geosphere?
A. water C. mountains
B. nitrogen D. volcanic eruption release gas

10.Which among the choices is an example of a connection between atmosphere

and hydrosphere?
A. lakes C. rivers
B. rain D. rocks

11.From the given choices, which is an example of a connection between

biosphere connecting to atmosphere?
A. Animals eat plants. C. Animals lie in caves.
B. Animals drink water. D. Plants produce oxygen.

12.Among the choices, which clearly gives an example of connection between

hydrosphere and geosphere?

A. boats transporting goods C. water evaporating to make clouds

B. fish swimming in water D. waves eroding rocks on beach

13. All living things, including land and sea made up the Earth. Which term best
described the statement?
A. geosphere C. atmosphere
B. ozone layer D. biosphere

14. When nitrogen is returned to the soil when dead plants decompose is an
interaction that occurs in what system?
A. biosphere and atmosphere C. biosphere and geosphere
B. geosphere and atmosphere D. atmosphere and geosphere

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 15. Carbon dioxide dissolving from the air into the ocean is an interaction that
occurs in which system?
A. atmosphere and hydrosphere C. atmosphere and geosphere
B. atmosphere and atmosphere D. atmosphere and biosphere

16. The atmosphere of the Earth is composed of oxygen and nitrogen

and other gases.
A. 0% and 100% C. 78% and 21%
B. 21% and 78% D. 50% and 50%

17. A thin layer of solid rock that makes up the outermost part of the Earth is
visible to which part of geosphere?
A. core C. mantle
B. crust D. biosphere

18. Ozone plays an important function in every single organism on Earth. To

what sphere does ozone layer belong?
A. atmosphere C. geosphere
B. biosphere D. hydrosphere

What I Have Learned

Subsystems of the Earth

The four subsystems of the Earth are:
2. Atmosphere – it is the gaseous layer above the Earth’s surface, primarily composed
of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen. Other gases like argon, carbon dioxide, carbon
monoxide, ozone, and other inert gases made the remaining 1%. The atmosphere
supports life because animals and oxygen, and plants need both carbon dioxide
and oxygen. In addition, the atmosphere supports life indirectly by regulating
climate. Air acts as both a blanket and a filter, retaining heat at night and shielding
from direct solar radiation during the day.
3. Biosphere – the zone of Earth where all forms of life exist: in the sea, on land,
and in water. It is sometimes called as the large ecosystem. This is the zone that
life inhabits. Biosphere is a very thin layer of the earth’s surface.
4. Geosphere – the solid Earth, consisting of the entire planet from the center of the
core to the outer crust. It includes the core, mantle, and crust of the Earth.
5. Hydrosphere – the water part of the Earth which circulates among oceans,
continents, glaciers, and atmosphere. Oceans cover 71% of the Earth and contain
97.5% of its water.

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Earth is a complex system made up of many smaller systems through
which matter and energy are continuously cycled. Energy and matter
flow through Earth’s spheres: geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere,
and biosphere. Energy flows through the atmosphere mostly by
convection. How does matter and energy flow across the four
subsystems of the Earth? The Earth consists of four subsystems,
across whose boundaries matter and energy flows, the atmosphere
(air), biosphere (living things), hydrosphere (water), and geosphere
(land). The atmosphere provides the geosphere with heat and energy
needed for rock breakdown and erosion. The biosphere receives
gases, heat, and sunlight (energy) from the atmosphere. It receives
water from the hydrosphere and a living medium from the geosphere.