Hydrosphere and Biosphere

Why is MOST of the freshwater on Earth not available for our use?

• All freshwater on Earth is easily accessible for use.
• It is frozen in the icecaps and glaciers.
• It is surface water.
• It is underground.

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

• calcium

• magnezium

• sulfur

• sodium chloride

How much of the earth's water is freshwater?

• 50 %
• 3 %
• 97 %
• 93 %

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How much of Earth's water is unavailable for humans to consume due to its high salinity? 

• 3%
• 23%
• 77%
• 97%

All the water on, in , and surrounding the earth

• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere
• Lithosphere

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What is a biosphere? There are 2 correct answers

• The regions of the surface, atmosphere, & hydrosphere of the earth not occupied by living organisms

• An environment that is unable to sustain life

• An environment that is able to sustain life

• The regions of the surface, atmosphere, & hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms

Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT

• temperature

• soil

• sunlight

• bacteria

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

• Atmosphere to the geosphere 
• Geosphere to the hydrosphere 
• Hydrosphere to the atmosphere 
• Atmosphere to the hydrosphere 

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When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres? 

• Geosphere 
• Hydrosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Biosphere 

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When plants draw nutrients from the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres? 

• The atmosphere and the geosphere 
• The geosphere and the hydrosphere 
• The hydrosphere and atmosphere 
• The biosphere and the geosphere 

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