Bundle 1 Scope 3 Vocabulary

What is the layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity called?

• Atmosphere

• Crust

• Mantle

• Core

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Fill in the blank: The ________ is the sum of all living matter on Earth.

• biosphere

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

What is the definition of an energy resource?

• A device that stores energy for later use

• A source or supply of energy that can be used to generate electric power to meet people’s needs

• A machine that uses energy to do work

• A type of renewable energy only

What is a geoscience process?

• Any natural process that happens to Earth's surface, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics

• A process that happens only in the ocean

• A process that happens only in the atmosphere

• A process that happens only in space

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Which of the following best describes groundwater?

• Water that flows on the surface of the earth

• Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers

• Water that evaporates into the air

• Water found only in oceans

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Fill in the blank: Something that is needed by organisms and is not infinite in its abundance in the environment; if it is exhausted, then the organisms that need it cannot survive is called a _________

• Limited Resource

• Unlimited Resource

• Abiotic Factor

• Producer

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Fill in the blank: Natural resources are resources that exist in the environment without ________ intervention.

• human

• animal

• robotic

• alien

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Fill in the blank: A nonrenewable resource is ________ by natural means within a short period of time.

• not replaceable

• easily replaced

• constantly renewed

• quickly produced

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Fill in the blank: ________ means replaceable by natural means in a short period of time.

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

• Synthetic

• Finite

Olivia and John are debating whether coal is a (a)   energy resource. Can you help them decide?

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

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