Unit 10 Lesson 1-3

What does biosphere mean?

• all the living things on a planet.

• a long, narrow channel that forms where water, lava, or other liquid flows.

• to notice how two or more things are alike ot different.

When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres? 

• Geosphere 
• Hydrosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Biosphere 

Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...

• Atmosphere to the geosphere 
• Geosphere to the hydrosphere 
• Hydrosphere to the atmosphere 
• Atmosphere to the hydrosphere 

This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts. 

• Hydrosphere 
• Biosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Geosphere 

Composed of all the water on or near the earth

• Hydrosphere 
• Biosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Geosphere 

What is the second lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?

• Thermosphere
• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere

Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
• troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
• thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere aborbs UV light?

• troposphere

• stratospere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

This is the only layer of the atmosphere with active weather.

• Troposphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere
• Stratosphere

What is the percentage of nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere?

• 1%
• 21%
• 78%
• 90%