Ch. 2 Test

What term describes the increase in the average temperature in Earth's atmosphere?

• climate zones

• global change

• global warming

Earth is one of the four

• dwarf planets

• terrestrial planets

• gas giant planets

• asteriods

Why are gas giant planets referred to as "mini solar systems"?

• they support life

• they like Blum

• they are gaseous

• they have moons and outer rings

All bodies of water =

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

Earth's crust including the ocean's basin=

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

Layer of gases above earth's surface =

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

All living organisms on or near earth's surface =

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

What percent of earth's surface is water?

• 70%

• 90%

• 85%

• 75%

High rounded or pointed landforms with steep sides.

• hill
• valley
• bay
• mountain

What is weathering?

• The washing away of clothes

• The breakdown of rocks

• The melting of ice

• The temperature outside