chapter 1

Question 1

Hydrosphere

Answer 1

Water: liquid, gas, solid form…ocean largest reservoir 71 percent

Question 2

Cryosphere

Answer 2

Frozen parts of hemisphere, glaciers, permafrost, etc, 2nd largest reservoir behind hydrosphere

Question 3

Atmosphere

Answer 3

Gases and suspended particles, 78 % nitrogen, 21% oxygen

Question 4

Geosphere

Answer 4

Rocks, minerals, sediments,

Question 5

Earths 4 interior layers

Answer 5

Inner core-solid, outer core-liquid, mantle-solid, crust-solid

Question 6

Ocean covers what percent of the earth

Answer 6

71%

Question 7

What percent of earths water is in the ocean?

Answer 7

97%

Question 8

Two most abundant gases in the atmosphere?

Answer 8

Nitrogen 78% and oxygen 21%

Question 9

What is the lithosphere?

Answer 9

Upper mantle and crust, rigid plates that move

Question 10

What is the difference between the inner core and the outer core

Answer 10

Outer core is liquid Crust, Mantle, and Inner core are solid

Question 11

What type of organisms are part of the biosphere?

Answer 11

Any living organism is part of the biosphere no matter the size

Question 12

Evaporation:

Answer 12

Water changes from liquid to gas

Question 13

Sublimation:

Answer 13

Water changes from solid to gas

Question 14

Transpiration

Answer 14

Water vapor is released from plants

Question 15

Water moves from _sphere to _sphere

Answer 15

biosphere to hydrophere

Question 16

Condensation:

Answer 16

water changes from gas to liquid

Question 17

Deposition:

Answer 17

water changes from gas to solid

Question 18

Precipitation

Answer 18

rain or snow

Question 19

Infiltration

Answer 19

Water moves from surface of the Earth into ground

Question 20

Runoff

Answer 20

Water flowing on the surface of the Earth.