earth systems review

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What is true about earth's water?

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Most of the fresh water is in glaciers.

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Define biosphere

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Life on earth.

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Which of the following does NOT belong in the geosphere? (sand, volcano, mushrooms, rocks)

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Mushrooms.

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Define hydrosphere

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Water on earth.

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Which of the earth spheres are interacting when evaporation occurs between the ocean and air?

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Atmosphere and hydrosphere.

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What is the geosphere?

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The solid crust and semi-fluid mantle of the earth.

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What is the atmosphere?

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The gas surrounding earth.

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What is the relationship between the biosphere and the geosphere?

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The biosphere depends on the geosphere for nutrients and habitat.

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What is an example of the hydrosphere?

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Oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers.

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How do the biosphere and atmosphere interact?

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Plants in the biosphere take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.