Earth's Major Systems

What is the atmosphere?

• Earth's water

• the layer of gases that surround the Earth

• the part of Earth in which living things exist and interact

• the layers of rock, dirt, and soil on Earth

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What is the difference between hydrosphere and geosphere?

• hydrosphere consists of Earth's water while geosphere consists of the layers of dirt, rock, and soil on Earth

• hydrosphere consists of the layers of dirt, rock, and soil on Earth while geosphere consists of Earth's water

What does biosphere mean?

• Mr. Shockley

• Earth's water, including freshwater, lakes, and oceans

• the part of Earth in which living things exist and interact

• the layers of rock, dirt, and soil on Earth

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The three main steps of the water cycle are...

• evaporation, condensation, cellular respiration

• evaporation, condensation, precipitation

• evaporation, carbonation, precipitation

• evaporation, condensation, photosynthesis

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Energy from the ________ speeds up the water cycle.

• Sun

• Ground

• Water

• Solar System

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Approximately what percent of the Earth is made up of water?

• 100%

• 50%

• 75%

• 10%

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What happens during condensation?

• liquid particles gather together to form a cloud

• water vapor usually moves into the atmosphere

• water falls from the clouds as rain

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What is precipitation?

• liquid water changes into a gas

• clouds are formed

• gas changes into a liquid

• water falls from the clouds as rain, sleet, hail, or snow

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Of all of the water on Earth...

• 97% is freshwater and 3% is saltwater

• 97% is salt water and 3% is freshwater

Areas near warm ocean waters typically have more _______in the air.

• birds

• airplanes

• clouds

• moisture

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