15 questions
Select which of the following are visible forms of water.
cloud, water vapor, fog, rain
cloud, snow, rain, ocean
snow, humidity, fog, condensation
fog, water vapor, rain, ocean
How is a cloud formed?
by the wind shifting the atmosphere and moving water around
by the combination of air and wind and water vapor falling to the ground
by rain combined with oxygen and evaporation
when water vapor condenses on tiny solid particles called condensation nuclei, which usually consist of dust particles
Which two Earth systems are interacting in this picture?
biosphere and geosphere
atmosphere and biosphere
geosphere and hydrosphere
hydrosphere and atmosphere
This is an example of which two Earth systems interacting?
hydrosphere and geosphere
atmosphere and geosphere
atmosphere and biosphere
hydrosphere and biosphere
Earth contains the same amount of water that it has always contained.
True
False
All water is connected via the water cycle and gets recycled again and again.
True
False
Only 97% of Earth’s water is retained or kept after every water cycle.
True
False
Earth’s water never leaves the Earth’s atmosphere.
True
False
Which is a result of the interaction of the hydrosphere and geosphere?
canyons
clouds
earthquakes
volcanoes
We cannot see gravity although it is a force that causes objects to move toward Earth's ________________.
center
ground
atmosphere
hydrosphere
The ____________________ two objects are from each other, the _____________ the force of gravity between them.
farther away, weaker
father away, stronger
closer, stronger
closer, weaker
Most of the freshwater on Earth is in:
the ground
lakes and rivers
icecaps and glaciers
your sink at home
There is more freshwater than saltwater on the Earth because freshwater is made mostly from icecaps, glaciers, groundwater, surface water, and saltwater, mainly in oceans.
True
False
choose all that belong to the biosphere
animals
insects
trees
clouds
The smallest particle of matter is
physical change
atom
molecule