3rd MID-TERM EVALUATION 2nd PERIOD

The _____________ covers the Earth. It is a thin layer of mixed gases which make up the air we breathe. This thin layer also helps the Earth from becoming too hot or too cold.

• OCEANS

• LAND

• ATMOSPHERE

• BIOSPHERE

_____________cover about 70 percent of Earth's surface. Their large size and thermal properties allow them to store a lot of heat.

• OCEANS

• ATMOSPHERE

• BIOSPHERE

• ICE

________covers 27 percent of Earth's surface and land topography influences weather patterns.

• LAND

• OCEANS

• ICE

• ATMOSPHERE

_________is the world's largest supply of freshwater. It covers the remaining 3 percent of Earth's surface including most of Antarctica and Greenland. Ice plays an important role in regulating climate, because it is highly reflective.

• LAND

• OCEANS

• ICE

• BIOSPHERE

___________is the part of Earth's atmosphere, land, and oceans that supports any living plant, animal, or organism. It is the place where plants and animals, including humans, live.

• LAND

• ICE

• OCEANS

• BIOSPHERE

The weather is just the state of the atmosphere at any time, including things such as temperature, precipitation, air pressure and cloud cover.

• TRUE

• FALSE

THE WEATHER IS _____________

• SUNNY

• RAINY

• WINDY

THE WEATHER IS _____________

• RAINY

• SUNNY

• SNOWY

THE WEATHER IS _____________

• RAINY

• SUNNY

• WINDY

THE WEATHER IS _____________

• WINDY

• SUNNY

• RAINY