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A #science review of #systems of #Earth.
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1
Which is when sun heats up water in rivers or lakes or the ocean and turns it into vapor?
evaporation
condensation
transpiration
precipitation
2
Which side of the picture is the windward side of the mountain?
The right side
The left side
3
How will I study for my test on Wednesday?
30 minutes to an hour
I'll just wing it.
5 minutes the night before
Zero block before the test
4
The Earth's atmosphere is made up of mostly
Oxygen
Trace gases
Nitrogen
Helium
5
Water found in tiny holes or deposits in the Earth's soil is called?
frozen water
ground water
saltwater
freshwater
6
How many main systems of Earth are there?
2
3
4
5
7
The least dense layer of the Earth's atmosphere is the _.
troposphere
mesosphere
exosphere
thermosphere
8
The Earth's ocean hold only 20 % of Earth's total water supply.
False
True
9
Which one of these is NOT the name of one of the main systems?
atmosphere
geosphere
biosphere
cryosphere
10
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
exosphere
11
The study of weather is known as _.
climatology
criminology
biology
meteorology
12
How much of Earth's freshwater is readily available?
less than 1%
3%
20%
97%
13
Which activity is
NOT
part of the hydrosphere?
waves pounding a sandy shore
rain falling from clouds
a stream tumbling over large rocks
fish swimming in a pond
14
What is the largest reservoir of water on Earth?
Lake Superior
Glaciers in the polar ice caps
the ocean
Amazon River
15
This is when a plant lose water out of their leaves.
evaporation
transpiration
precipitation
condensation
16
The biosphere is made up of _.
living things.
frozen water within the Earth
layers of the Earth.
water within the Earth.
17
BONUS: What is the name of all the frozen water in the world.
Glaciers
cryosphere
Polar Ice Caps
hydrosphere
18
Weather occurs in the _ of the atmosphere?
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
19
When water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid this is called _.
precipitation
evaporation
condensation
transpiration
20
Atmospheric conditions of a certain time and a certain place is called _.
Rain
climate
Snow
Weather
21
How confident are you that you will do well on your test?
I'm going to fail.
MMM.... no comment
I've got this!
Eh. I'll do ok
22
Atmospheric conditions and patterns over a long period of time is know as _.
climatology
weather
meterology
climate