Environmental Science Chapter 3 Review

What do P- and S-Waves tell us about Earth's interior?

what are the three main layers of the earth?

The most abundant gas in the earth's atmosphere is _____.

The size of an earthquake is measured in...

What scale is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake

As altitude increases in the troposphere, air pressure and temperature

Weather conditions exist in the ___________.

The ozone layer is found in the 

A hypothesis is more than a guess because it

Part of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer

Scientists believe that rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are contributing to global warming.

Most of today’s environmental problems began during which period(s) in human history?

What is the Mesosphere?

One of the most important functions of the oceans is ___.

What is the name of the location where an earthquake begins?

The deepest point on the ocean floor is called the ______.

What is climate change?

The algae that floats on the ocean surface is called _____.

Which of the following is not one of the compositional layers of Earth?

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the _______.

Which waves cause the Earth to move in a forward motion in the same direction as the wave?

A switch to renewable energy from fossil fuels can help reduce green house gasses.

Ocean water _____ than fresh water.

Salt is made up of __________ and chloride.

Global Warming is caused by:

Global Warming is . . .

what is a climate

How did the Himalaya Mountains form?

The largest ocean is the ___________ Ocean.

What is the short term condition of the atmosphere?

What layer of the earth has Aurora Borealis?

In the troposphere, which two of the following decreases as altitude increases?

What is the greenhouse effect?

The two layers that make up the lithosphere are the...

Where is Most of Earth's Fresh Water located

Which of the following is NOT one of the compositional layers of Earth?

The deepest point on the ocean floor is found in the Ocean.

The name of the location where an earthquake reaches the surface is

Streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called ____.

Which of the following cycles depends on transpiration from plants?

Any form of water that falls in theform of rain, sleet, snow, or hail is considered to be____.

How does an Earthquake occur?

The atmospheric layer located furthest from the Earth is the ____.

what is the effect of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake?

The _____ is made up of three oxygen atoms.

Which are not a mechanism of energy transfer in Earth’s atmosphere?

______ is the change of a liquid to a gas.

___________ waves travel through the Earth's interior during an earthquake.

The largest ocean is the ___________ Ocean.

The transfer of heat through a material is _____.

Ground water makes up ___% of the water on earth.

Which of the following is the greenhouse gas that holds the most amount of heat?

An earthquake is

Earthquakes occur along ____ lines.

With regard to energy the earth is considered to be a(n) ______ system.

Which layers have convection currents?

Convection currents occur

_____ is the change of state from a gas to a liquid.

The part of Earth where life exists is the ____.

what is Earths inner core

what is transpiration?

Floating ice is called _____.

Climate in a region is:

The hottest layer of the atmosphere.

Groundwater makes up ____% of the water on Earth.

the most abundant element in the earths crust ?

The smallest ocean is the ________ Ocean.

What is the definition of altitude?

Short term variation in atmosphere that interacts and affects environment and life on earth

Clouds are made of water and _____________.

Without the greenhouse effect, earth would be .....

When water enters an aquifer it has to percolate through the ground. What is a synonym for percolate?

A rock layer that stores and allows the flow of groundwater is the ________.

Energy from the sun reaches Earth mostly by

Large-scale atmospheric phenomena caused by air that is constantly in motion is known as

Which of the following is the largest contributor to global warming?

How much of Earth's water is fresh?

Groundwater makes up ____% of the water on Earth.

Temperature zones in the ocean include surface zone, deep zone, and ___.

The measure of the amount of salts dissolved in a liquid is _________.

Which are the layers of the geosphere?

____is the change of a substance from a liquid to a gas.

Surface currents in the Pacific move in a ____direction north of the equator.

Which layer has the densest atmosphere?

What is Latitude?

Currents at the surface of the ocean are driven by

Which is the layer of ocean extending from the thermocline to the ocean bottom?

The result of an earthquake in the ocean is a _________________.

All of the oceans are joined in a single large interconnected body of water called the____.

On the Richter scale, an earthquake must be at least a ___ in order to feel it.

Which of the following is NOT a gas found in the atmosphere?

The magnitude of an earthquake is described using the

The Entirety of All Water on Earth

The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the _______.

The measure of energy released by an earthquake is called

What is the major line of latitude

With regard to matter the earth is considered to be a ______ system.

Which category is the largest contributor of greenhouse gases in the US?