Hydrosphere

What is a hydrosphere?

• The total amount of water on a planet

• The movement of water through the hydrosphere

• The frozen part of the hydrosphere

• The study of water

Where can LIQUID water be found on Earth?

• In the air as water vapor

• In glaciers and ice caps

• In rivers, lakes, and oceans

• Nowhere

What is the frozen part of Earth's hydrosphere called?

• The cryosphere

• The atmosphere

• The lithosphere

• The biosphere

What is the process called when water falls to Earth in the form of rain or snow?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

• 90%

• 70%

• 50%

• 30%

What is the study of water called?

• Hydrology

• Geology

• Meteorology

• Biology

Which physical states of water exist?

• Solid and liquid

• Liquid and gas

• Solid, liquid, and gas

• Solid and gas

What happens when glaciers melt?

• They turn into gas

• They become solid icebergs

• They affect all life on Earth

• They disappear completely