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Chapter 2 Review
Of all of Earth's water, 70% is salt water.
The Earth's oceans are
Chapter 2 Review
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The Earth's oceans are
one huge, continuous body of water.
almost receded as much as Mr. Brock's hair line
roughly equivalent in size
separate large basins surrounded by landmasses
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Of all of Earth's water, 70% is salt water.
True
False
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The lithosphere is the part of Earth where life exists.
True
False
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what are the three areas of the Earth that work together so life in the biosphere thrives?
The lithosphere, mesosphere, and stratosphere
the hydrosphere, mesosphere, and atmosphere
the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and the atmosphere
the troposphere, mesosphere, and lithosphere
5
Two precent of Earth's water is located in
vapor in the atmosphere.
rivers, lakes, and streams.
oceans.
polar ice caps.
6
Where is Earth's freshwater supply located?
in glaciers, ice caps, lakes, streams, rivers, and underground
in streams, lakes, rivers, seas, and bays
in bays, rivers, and underground
in lakes, rivers, streams, oceans, ice caps, and underground
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the part of Earth where all life exists
atmosphere
hydrosphere
Lithosphere
biosphere
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Continental drift is caused by external forces.
False
True
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The only layer of Earth that supports life is the mantle.
True
False
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Scientist believe that accretion caused
the creation of the continents.
the expansion of western North America.
the transformation of Pangea.
the continental slope
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All water of earth
biosphere
lithosphere
hydrosphere
atmosphere
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Scientist think that Pangea separated due to
weathering.
climate changes.
continental drift.
glaciers.
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The three layers of Earth are
the surface, the inner core, and the outer core.
the plates, crust, and the ocean basins.
the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
the core, mantle, and the crust.
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The Earth's surface is 70% water and 30% land.
False
True
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the thin layers of gases that surrounds Earth
atmosphere
lithosphere
biosphere
hydrosphere
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A fresh water source from rain or snow that filtered through soil and rock.
desalination
erosion
groundwater
aquifer
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the process of removing salt from seawater
erosion
accretion
desalination
weathering
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An under ground layer of rock often saturated with freshwater
Continental drift
hydrosphere
aquifer
lithosphere
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The Grand Canyon was slowly created by what kind of external force?
wind erosion
water erosion
glacial movement
rock erosion
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Creates many of Earth's physical features through continental drift and magma flow.
plate tectonics
desalination
water cycle
erosion
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Erosion is an external force.
False
True
