8.E.1.1 Hydrosphere-Earth's Waters

We can find the oceans and all bodies of water in the ____.

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

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___% of Earth is covered in waters.

• 97

• 3

• 71

• 23

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Living organisms rely on _____% of water for their survival.

• 97

• 3

• 71

• 23

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The majority of freshwater can be found _____. (Check all that apply.

• ice caps

• the oceans

• glaciers

• groundwater

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The _____ is an integral component of the world's climate due to its capacity to collect, drive and mix water, heat, and carbon dioxide.

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• freshwater

• ocean

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Dissolved chemicals eroded from the Earth's crust and washed into the sea, evaporation or by freezing of sea ice and it is decreased as a result of rainfall, runoff, or the melting of ice contribute to _____.

• the water cycle

• erosion

• salinity in the oceans

• the atmosphere

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Water is _____ on Earth that occurs naturally as a solid, a liquid, and a gas.

• the only substance

• one of five

• one of three

• 97% freshwater

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Water is called ____ because many substances dissolve in it.

• groundwater

• salinity

• a universal solvent

• a tributary

The names of the layers of gases and the like surrounding the earth and other celestial bodies is called a/an _____.

• sphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

_____ is the act or state of uniting, or sticking together.

• Adhesion

• Polarity

• High Surface Tension

• Cohesion