Chapter 1 Science

The gaseous envelope of air surrounding Earth is made up of a mixture of about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases and water vapor. It is one of the four spheres of the Earth system.

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All living organisms in the Earth system and their environments; one of the four spheres of the Earth system.

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The biochemical circulation of carbon through the Earth's system is known as?

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A system in which energy can enter or leave, but matter cannot.

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The movement of energy into and out of the Earth system is called?

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The rocks, mountains, lithosphere plates, and other physical features of Earth, excluding water, are part of which sphere of the Earth system?

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All water in the Earth system—gaseous (water vapor), solid (snow and ice), and liquid (rain and water) forms part of one of the four spheres of the Earth system.

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A naturally occurring group of objects or phenomena that share matter and energy, for example, the four spheres of the Earth system, is called?

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The continuous circulation of water through the hydrosphere in solid, liquid, or gas form is known as?

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A system in which there is a free exchange of both energy and matter between the system and its surroundings is called?

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