Earth's Spheres Reading Comprehension Activity

What significant change occurred in the 1980s regarding earth scientists' approach to studying the planet?

• They began to work in isolation.

• They started to focus only on pollution.

• They realized that changes in one sphere of earth could influence another.

• They stopped using remote sensing by satellites.

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What technological advancements helped earth scientists see a global view of the planet?

• Advances in computer technology and remote sensing by satellites.

• Development of new agricultural techniques.

• Invention of the steam engine.

• Discovery of new land masses.

What drives the systems in a car, according to the text?

• Solar energy

• Electrical energy

• Heat energy from the burning of fuel

• Wind energy

What is one example given in the text to illustrate how the earth's spheres interact?

• Ocean currents

• Global climate

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic eruptions

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What do the cycles of energy and material between the earth's spheres enable the earth to do?

• Maintain a steady global climate

• Increase its rotation speed

• Expand its atmosphere

• Change its orbit

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What does the atmosphere control and distribute?

• Only heat

• Only moisture

• Both heat and moisture

• Neither heat nor moisture

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• The process of plants growing in a greenhouse

• The retention of heat energy by carbon dioxide and water vapor in the atmosphere

• The reflection of sunlight by clouds

• The absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer

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What is an example of a current that distributes warm waters from the tropics to the North Atlantic?

• The Gulf Stream

• The Pacific Stream

• The Indian Stream

• The Arctic Stream

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What forms clouds and helps the earth retain heat?

• Evaporated moisture

• Carbon dioxide

• Ozone

• Trade winds

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What are important sources of moisture for the land despite making up a small part of the total amount of water on the earth's surface?

• Oceans

• Rivers, lakes, and streams

• Glaciers

• Underground water

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