Chapter 10 "Our Planet-Earth" Test

Which of the following layers of Earth's atmosphere has the narrowest temperature range?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

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Which of the following is NOT a trace gas in Earth's atmosphere?

• argon

• carbon dioxide

• ozone

• nitrogen

Most of the hydrosphere is in what form?

• ocean water

• ice

• freshwater

• groundwater

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The layer of the geosphere immediately below the crust is called what?

• the hydrosphere

• the mantle

• inner core

• outer core

Scientists classify rocks mainly according to which feature?

• their color

• their hardness

• how they form

• where they are found

What happens right before evaporation occurs?

• water absorbs thermal energy

• water releases thermal energy

• water molecules begin moving more slowly

• water changes from gas to liquid

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Weather refers to the state of which system at a particular time?

• the hydrosphere

• the geosphere

• the atmosphere

• the biosphere

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Which system is affected by the process of weathering?

• the hydrosphere

• the biosphere

• the geosphere

• the atmosphere

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What happens to moist air as it rises on the windward side of a mountain range?

• it cools down

• it warms up

• it loses oxygen

• it slows down

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Which is true of both the rock cycle and the water cycle?

• both occur mostly in the atmosphere

• both occur mostly in the geosphere

• both have no beginning and no end

• matter is created by both of them

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