Earth Sphere Interactions

What percentage of Earth's water is salty?

• 3%
• 10%
• 50%
• 97%

Which of the following is an example of the hydrosphere?

• Atmosphere
• Forest
• Ocean
• Mountain range

What is the term for the living things on Earth?

• Biosphere
• Lithosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Atmosphere

How does temperature affect the physical states of water?

• Temperature has no effect on the physical states of water
• Higher temperatures cause water to evaporate
• Higher temperatures cause water to condense
• Higher temperatures cause water to freeze

What is the role of the atmosphere in protecting organisms?

• Absorbing and emitting heat
• Shielding from ultraviolet radiation
• Causing weather changes
• Providing oxygen for respiration

What is the source of fresh water in the hydrosphere?

• Frozen water
• Precipitation
• Rivers and streams
• Groundwater

What does the atmosphere contain?

• All the land in Earth's system
• All the living things in Earth's system
• All the air in Earth's system
• All the water in Earth's system

What physical state does water change into at extremely low temperatures?

• Plasma
• Solid
• Gas
• Liquid

What are the layers of the lithosphere?

• Solid crust, semi-solid mantle, liquid outer core, solid inner core

• Solid crust, liquid outer core, solid inner core

• Loose soil, solid crust

• Loose soil, solid crust, liquid outer core, solid inner core

What are the different spheres of Earth's system?

• Biosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere

• Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere

• Biosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere

• Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere