Introduction to Earth's Systems

Which part of the Earth contains most of its mass?

• the biosphere

• the hydrosphere

• the atmosphere

• the geosphere

Water vapor enters the atmosphere by what process?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• humidity

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Which of the following features of the ocean is a long underwater mountain chain where new ocean floor forms?

• seamount

• trench

• mid-ocean ridge

• abyssal plain

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The part of the Earth's system that contains all of Earth's water is called the

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

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Salinity is a measure of which of the following in water?

• sand

• dissolved salts

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called

• water vapor

• groundwater

• rainwater

• salt water

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People can obtain groundwater by drilling a well

• above the water table

• into an aquifer

• into the unsaturated zone

• into the impermeable layer

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A river system is made up of a river and its

• sediments

• runoff

• tributaries

• divides

It would always be easy to walk up a slope represented by contour lines that

• are curved

• are far apart

• form closed loops

• are close together

A landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface is a

• lowland

• mountain system

• coastal plain

• plateau