Earth Science Unit 1

What is the Largest Drainage Basin in the US?

• Colorado River

• Great Basin

• Columbia River

• Mississippi Missouri

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How does the hydrosphere interact with the cyrosphere?

• They hydrosphere is part of the cryosphere

• The cryosphere is part of the hydrosphere

• They hydrosphere contains water

• There is no relation between the two spheres

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How does the geosphere interact with the atmosphere?

• The geosphere provides nutrients for the animals

• The geosphere emits methane from underground sources

• The geosphere fills up with water from rivers and lakes

• The geosphere makes candy

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How does the biosphere interact with the hydrosphere?

• The animals in the biosphere makes homes undergrounds

• The hydrosphere wears downs mountains and rocks

• The hydrosphere goes through the water cycle.

• The hydrosphere provides water for creatures in the biosphere to drink

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What 3 types of landforms does Florida have?

• Mountains, glaciers, dunes

• coastlines, rivers, dunes

• Mountains, rivers, dunes

• Glaciers, coastline, dunes

What type of landform extends from Florida all the way up to Massachusetts?

• Plateau

• Sand Dunes

• Moutains

• Delta

In which ways can water be a destructive force?

• Erosion of landforms

• Depositing sediment

• Forming a lake

• Creating a Lake

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How does the geosphere add water to the water cycle?

• Water evaporates from the soil

• Animals Breathe

• Comets add water to the Earth.

• Rain falls from the clouds

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Why has the total amount of water in the water cycle remain constant throughout time?

• More water vapor condenses to keep the cycle in balance

• More precipitation falls than can evaporate and condense

• The rate of precipitation and evaporation are in balance.

• The rate of evaporation competes with the balance of precipitation

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Look at the diagram. Most of the freshwater is tied up in one of two different forms. In what form is 70% of Earth’s freshwater found?

• The Oceans

• Frozen Water in glaciers

• Water in Lakes and Rivers

• Underground in aquifiers

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