Unit 5 Earth's Cycles Exam Review

What are the stages of the water cycle?

• evaporation, condensation, precipitation
• condensation, precipitation, hibernation
• precipitation, dehydration, evaporation
• transpiration, dehydration, condensation

Two main types of ocean water currents are

• local and global.
• sea and land.
• surface and deep.
• warm and cold.

The hydrologic cycle continuously recycles _______ through Earth's systems.

• rocks
• water
• oxygen
• carbon dioxide 

Approximately how much energy from the Sun is absorbed by Earth's air and surface area?

• About 51 percent.
• About 19 percent.
• About 70 percent.
• 100 percent is absorbed.

What is the hydrosphere?

• Liquid water on the earth's surface.
• Rocks of the Earth.
• Rivers, sand and lakes of the Earth.
• All the gases on Earth.

Global water currents on Earth mainly...

• transport cold equatorial water to warmer polar regions.
• transport heat from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
• do not really circulate and only stay close to shorelines.
• transport the Sun's heat energy from the equator to colder polar latitudes.

The hydrologic cycle is a continuous process driven primarily by energy from the ...

• Moon.
• Sun.
• gravity.
• Earth's interior.

Interactions between the ____________ and the ____________ cause Earth's weather and climate patterns. 

• atmosphere, hydrosphere
• atmosphere, geosphere
• geopsphere, cryosphere
• hydrosphere, biosphere

How do plants influence the carbon cycle in a way animals cannot?

• Through hibernation.
• Through photosynthesis.
• Through transpiration.
• Through osmosis.

How do clouds and rain in the atmosphere form?

• From carbon monoxide in the air.
• From water vapor in the air.
• From pollution in the air.
• From argon in the air.