Unit 3: The hydrosphere and Biosphere

The _______________ is the part of the earth that includes all of the water zones on the earth such as:  oceans, lakes, rivers but also soil, rock layers, and the clouds.

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

The rain, sleet, or snow falling back to the surface of the earth.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

The process of liquid water being heated by the sun and changes to water vapor (gas).

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

The process of plants losing water to the atmosphere.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

The process of water vapor forming droplets on dust particles and eventually forms rain, sleet, snow.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

The order of the oceans from largest to smallest

• Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, southern

• Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic

• Arctic, Southern, Indian, Atlantic, Pacific

• Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern

The deepest place in the ocean is ____________ deep

• 30,000 ft

• 29,000 ft

• 36,000 ft

• 18,000 ft

How much of the earth is covered by water?

• 50%

• 62%

• 71%

• 80%

Which of the following oceans is covered by pack ice?

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Southern

• Arctic

A measure of the amount of "salts" in seawater

• Density

• Salinity

• Transparency

• Pressure