Quiz about Hydrologic Cycle

Question 1

What is the water cycle?

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the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

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the 3 forms of water

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when water melts

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when clouds form

Question 2

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

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condensation

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precipitation

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evaporation

Question 3

Which is the opposite of condensation?

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evaporation

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runoff

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precipitation

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transpiration

Question 4

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________.

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precipitation

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evaporation

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condensation

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accumulation

Question 5

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

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transpiration

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condensation

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evaporation

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sublimation

Question 6

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

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the sun

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the earth

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water

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the moon

Question 7

Which stage does the arrow below #2 show in the diagram?

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evaporation

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condensation

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precipitation

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run off

Question 8

Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

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condensation

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evaporation

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precipitation

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run off

Question 9

The transformation of water vapor back into liquid water by cooling is called...

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condensation

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evaporation

Question 10

Water vapor is the _______ form of water.

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gaseous

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solid

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liquid

Question 11

The higher water vapor rises in the atmosphere the _______ it gets.

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colder

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warmer

Question 12

What collects in cracks and spaces in the rocks and sediments beneath Earth's surface?

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ground water

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runoff

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surface water

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water vapor

Question 13

What can carry pollutants from the soil into rivers and streams?

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runoff water

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sunlight and heat

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water vapor

Question 14

When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean- the interaction is between...

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The atmosphere and hydrosphere

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The atmosphere and geosphere

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The atmosphere and biosphere

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The atmosphere and atmosphere

Question 15

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

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snow

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air

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clouds

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vapor

Question 16

____________________ is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil. ________________ rate in soil science is a measure of the rate at which soil is able to absorb rainfall or irrigation.

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Infiltration

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Percolation

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Deposition

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Condensation

Question 17

_____________________ is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. It is the primary connection in the water cycle that provides for the delivery of atmospheric water to the Earth. Most ________________ falls as rain.

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Precipitation

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Snowmelt runoff

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Surface runoff

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Evaporation

Question 18

_____________________ is the conversion between the solid and the gaseous phases of matter, with no intermediate liquid stage. For those of us interested in the water cycle, _____________ is most often used to describe the process of snow and ice changing into water vapor in the air without first melting into water.

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Sublimation

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Transpiration

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Evaporation

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Snowmelt runoff

Question 19

This forms when water vapor changes from gas directly to ice crystals on a surface when the temperature at which condensing would take place are at the freezing point or below.

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frost

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dew

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rain

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snow

Question 20

What is the phase change of a solid to a liquid?

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melting

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freezing

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boiling

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condensation

Question 21

How are solids different from liquids?

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particles in solids are vibrating in place.

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particles in solids are moving freely around each other.

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particles in solids have no motion.

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particles in solids have more motion than in liquids

Question 22

2. A change of state from a liquid to a solid is called....

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Freezing

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Melting

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Evaporation

Question 23

5. What is it called when a solid turns directly into a gas?

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Sublimation

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Condensation

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Liquid

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7. All phase changes (changing states) requires energy to be added or taken away.

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True

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False

Question 25

Change from Gas to Solid is called........

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Deposition

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Sublimation

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Fusion

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condensation

Question 26

Change from gas to liquid...

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condensation

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evaporation

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expansion

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movement

Question 27

change from liquid to gas is called....

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evaporation

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expansion

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condensation

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sublimation

Question 28

What happens to particles when they are heated?

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They speed up and spread out

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They slow down and compress

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They stop moving

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They move closer together and speed up

Question 29

What is deposition?

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Phase change from gas to solid

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phase change from liquid to solid

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Phase change from solid to gas

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Phase change from liquid to gas

Question 30

What is sublimation?

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phase change from solid to gas

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phase change between solid and liquid

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pahse change from gas to solid

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phase change from solid to solid

Question 31

Is the substance gaining or losing energy?

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Losing

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Gaining

Question 32

Where on the graph are phase changes taking place?

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2

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4

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1

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3

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5

Question 33

What is happening to the particles in the substance between points D and E?

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Evaporation

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Melting

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Freezing

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Sublimation

Question 34

What is happening to the motion of the particles in the substance between points A and B?

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Speeding Up

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Melting

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Freezing

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Slowing Down

Question 35

What state/phase is the object likely from points A to B?

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

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Plasma

Question 36

Are the particles moving faster or slower as time goes on?

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Faster

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Slower

Question 37

Is the substance gaining or losing energy?

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Gaining

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Losing

Question 38

What causes acid rain?

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High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution

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Fertilizer use

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Pesticide use

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CFCs

Question 39

Acid rain can damage

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All options are correct

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Drinking water sources

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Aquatic life

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Architecture/buildings

Question 40

Combines with other pollutants to form acid rain

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Nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide

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Particulate matter & lead

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Nitrogen oxides & ground-level ozone

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Sulfur dioxide & ground-level ozone

Question 41

This is part of the....

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Geosphere

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Biosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Cryosphere

Question 42

All living things on earth are part of the....

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Biosphere

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Geosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Cryosphere

Question 43

Geo =

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Earth

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Sphere

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Life

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Water

Question 44

Hydro =

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Water

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Sphere

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Earth

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Life

Question 45

What main system do you interact with when you are exploring an underwater cave?

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Hydrosphere

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Geosphere

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Cryosphere

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Biosphere

Question 46

This is part of the....

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Biosphere

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Geosphere

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Atmosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 47

This is part of the....

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Hydrosphere

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Geosphere

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Atmosphere

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Cryosphere

Question 48

This is part of the....

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Atmosphere

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Geosphere

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Cryosphere

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Hydrosphere

Question 49

This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts.

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Geosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Biosphere

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Atmosphere

Question 50

Composed of all the water on or near the earth

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Hydrosphere

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Biosphere

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Atmosphere

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Geosphere

Question 51

This sphere is composed of all the living things

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Biosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Atmosphere

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Geosphere

Question 52

Body of air surrounding our planet.

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Atmosphere

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Hydrosphere

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Biosphere

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Geosphere

Question 53

Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...

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Hydrosphere to the atmosphere

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Atmosphere to the geosphere

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Geosphere to the hydrosphere

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Atmosphere to the hydrosphere

Question 54

When dead plants decompose and nitrogen is returned to the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres?

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The biosphere and geosphere

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The biosphere and atmosphere

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The atmosphere and geosphere

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The geosphere and atmosphere

Question 55

What might happen if the earth didn't have an atmosphere?

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We wouldn't be able to breathe

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Everything would go flying off into space

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The seasons would be longer

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The earth's rotation would stop

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