Inspire Ch.3a Review

How does erosion shape the land?

• Earth's surface is changed by living things.

• Erosion does not change the shape of the land.

• Erosion happens only in the winter.

• Erosion carries the sediment and rock to another location, which changes the shape of the land.

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How is erosion an effect of the hydrosphere?

• Erosion can be caused by moving water.

• Erosion can be caused by precipitation.

• The movement of glaciers causes erosion.

• The hydrosphere contains all of the land on Earth.

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Oceans are one of Earth's four systems.

• True

• False

All of Earth’s liquid and solid water make up the ____________.

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Which of the following can happen when water interacts with rock formations? Select all that apply.

• climate changes

• sediment forms

• rain falls

• high tide occurs

• a canyon forms

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Choose the answer that best explains one reason why conservation of freshwater is

important.

• Freshwater should be conserved because it is limited to Earth's groundwater

• Freshwater should be conserved because it can be found in large quantities on Earth.

• Freshwater should be conserved because it is limited to Earth's oceans

• Freshwater should be conserved because it is the only water that can be consumed by humans.

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Less than 1 percent of Earth's freshwater is readily available for human and animal use.

Where is the majority of the remaining freshwater located?

• in ice caps and glaciers

• in the atmosphere

• in the oceans

• in lakes and rivers

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Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices.

Lakes and rivers are part of the __________

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

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• 97.4 percent of the water on Earth is saltwater

• 10 percent of the water on Earth is freshwater

• 55 percent of the water on Earth is saltwater

• 97.4 percent of the water on Earth is freshwater

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A reservoir is an artificial lake that is built to ___________ water for a later time.

• filter water

• store

• redirect

• funnel