Hydrosphere

What is a biosphere?

• An area made up of land.

• An area made up of water.

• An area made up of forests.

• All of the above.

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Hydro is a root word meaning what?

• Earth

• Wind

• Water

• Fire

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The process of turning from liquid into a gas is called......

• Evaporation

• Evolution

• Hydrosphere

• Precipitation

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An underground layer of water is called an.....

• hydroriver

• well

• river

• aquifer

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A hurricane is formed over....

• cold ocean water

• warm ocean water

• tropical islands

• in the south sea

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Salt water is usually found....

• in lakes and rivers

• in aquifers

• the ocean

• in reservoirs

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Why do hurricanes contain so much water?

• Cold water evaporates more easily than warm water.

• The clouds are larger so they can hold more water.

• The sustained winds of a hurricane pushes more water up into the eye of the hurricane.

• Warm water evaporates more easily than cold water.

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About how much of the earth's surface is covered by water?

• 90%

• 71%

• 80%

• 68%

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Another word for precipitation is.....

• sweat

• rain

• heat

• temperture

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What are the four spheres?

• Lithosphere, hydrosphere, photosphere and biosphere

• Geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere

• Geosphere, microsphere, troposphere and hydrosphere

• Hydrosphere, lithosphere, photosphere and heliosphere