Environment & Atmosphere

Environment is defined as:

• The study of rocks and minerals
• The process of converting waste materials into reusable materials
• The act of exercising regularly
• The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

Define environmental chemistry?

• study of chemical processes occurring in the environment which includes air, water, and soil.

• the study of chemical processes occurring in outer space

• the study of chemical processes occurring in the human body

• the study of chemical processes occurring in cooking

Define environmental pollution?

• the natural balance of the ecosystem

• the process of cleaning up the environment

• the increase in biodiversity

• introduction of harmful contaminants into the environment, causing adverse effects on the ecosystem and human health.

The layer of gas that surrounds Earth is called:

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere
• lithosphere

• biosphere

It is composed of a mixture of gases, including nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide:

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

It includes all of the water on the planet, in all of its forms, including oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and glaciers:

• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Lithosphere
• Atmosphere

The layer made up of a variety of rocks and minerals:

• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Lithosphere
• Atmosphere

It includes all of the living organisms on the planet, as well as the air, water, and soil that they need to survive:

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere

The atmosphere and hydrosphere interact through the process of

• condensation and sublimation
• photosynthesis and respiration
• evaporation and precipitation

• erosion and deposition

Answer explanation

evaporation takes place from hydrosphere to atmosphere &

precipitation take place form atmosphere to hydrosphere

The lithosphere and atmosphere interact through the process of:

• evaporation
• photosynthesis
• volcanic eruption
• weathering

Answer explanation

Weathering is the process by which rocks and minerals are broken down by atmospheric forces, such as wind, rain, and ice.