3.3 and 3.4 CP Exam Review Environmental

The thin layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin both on dry land and in the ocean is called Earth's

• core

• crust

• mantle

• asthenosphere

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Which of Earth's spheres consists of the layers of gases surrounding our planet?

• geosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

Which sphere of Earth is made of all the rock above and below Earth's surface?

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

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The lithosphere is carried on a softer, but still firm, layer of rock called the

• geosphere

• core

• crust

• asthenosphere

Which sphere are humans a part of?

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

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What is Earth's outermost sphere?

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

Water which returns from the atmosphere to Earth's surface as rain or snow is called

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

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Nutrients circulate endlessly throughout the environment in complex cycles called

• eutrophication cycles

• respiration cycles

• photosynthesis cycles

• biogeochemical cycles

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Which of the following are common sources of phosphorus?

• gas in the atmosphere

• fertilizer and detergent

• snow and rain

• volcanoes

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A change in state in which water changes from a vapor to a liquid is called

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• recharge

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