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In which of the following layers does virtually all of Earth's weather take place?
a) the troposphere
b) the thermosphere
c)
d)
Which of the following statements about air pressure is true?
a) Air pressure decreases as altitude increases.
b) Air pressure increases as altitude increases.
c)
d)
Which of the following statements about ozone is true?
a) Ozone in the troposphere is harmful, and ozone in the stratosphere is beneficial.
b) Ozone in the stratosphere is harmful, and ozone in the troposphere is beneficial.
c)
d)
Which of the following pathways represents the most probable flow of nitrogen through an ecosystem?
a) air → bacteria → plants → animals → bacteria → air
b) air → plants → bacteria → animals → bacteria → air
c)
d)
As demonstrated by the carbon cycle, matter on Earth is generally...
a) recycled continuously through the spheres of the Earth.
b) absorbed into the Earth's core where it can no longer be used.
c)
d)
Which of the following is true about elements in the Earth system?
a) The Earth system essentially contains a fixed amount of chemical elements that cycle continuously throughout the system.
b) The Earth system essentially contains a fixed amount of chemical elements that cannot cycle through different reservoirs on E
c)
d)
As matter cycles through the Earth's reservoirs, what effect does this have on the total amount of matter on Earth?
a) The total amount of matter on Earth remains constant.
b) The total amount of matter on Earth constantly decreases.
c)
d)
How do the nutrients in soil become building materials for a plant to grow?
a) The plant absorbs the nutrients into its cells and connects them together.
b) The plant only keeps nutrients in its roots system.
c)
d)
Which of the following is an example of water transferring from the atmosphere to the cryosphere?
a) Snow falls on a glacier and is gradually compacted into ice over many years.
b) An iceberg floats into warm waters and melts.
c)
d)
Which of the following is a way in which groundwater becomes surface water?
a) wells or springs
b) infiltration
c)
d)
In which of the following Earth systems can water be found as a solid,liquid, and gas?
a) all of these
b) hydrosphere
c) atmosphere
d) lithosphere
What 3 places will agricultural runoff from farms eventually end up?
a) in nearby rivers, in distant rivers downstream, and in the ocean
b) biosphere,hydrosphere,atmosphere,
c)
d)
The number of daylight hours a city in North America receives each day is dependent on _______.
a) its distance from the equator and the time of year
b) its distance from an ocean and the time of year
c)
d)
A divide is...
a) the high ground separating two drainage basins.
b) the low ground where two drainage basins meet.
c)
d)
Which of the following statements about the jet stream is true?
a) The jet stream is located between the ozone layer and the layer where weather occurs in the atmosphere.
b) The jet stream is located above the ozone layer in the highest region of the atmosphere.
c)
d)
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