Hydrosphere and Atmosphere

How does the amount of water circulating in the water cycle change?

• The amount of water remains constant
• The amount of water increases each time it rains
• he amount of water decreases and then increases each day
• The amount of water decreases every time evaporation occurs

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What is NOT an example of freshwater?

• Rivers
• Lakes
• Oceans
• Groundwater

When water goes from being a liquid to a gas (water vapor), that process is called

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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When water goes from being a gas (water vapor) to a liquid, that process is called 

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Study the graph below.  What is the dissolved solid that is most commonly found in Earth's oceans?

• calcium
• magnezium
• sulfur
• sodium chloride (salt)

What protects Earth from ultraviolet rays from the sun?

• ozone layer

• mesosphere

• air pressure

• troposphere

What layer comes next:
Troposphere - 
stratosphere -
?????

• mesosphere
• exosphere
• thermosphere
• ionosphere

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What gas makes up the majority of the atmosphere?

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

The hottest layer.

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• mesosphere

Where we live.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere
• mesosphere