Environmental Science Chapter 2

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What is one of the constant events occurring in our atmosphere?

  • Air pollution
  • Weather and climate
  • Ozone layer depletion
  • Atmospheric circulations (correct)

What is one of the human impacts on the atmosphere?

  • Weather and climate
  • Air pollution (correct)
  • Greenhouse effect
  • Atmospheric circulations

What is one of the systems interacting with the atmosphere?

  • Hydrosphere
  • Lithosphere
  • Biosphere
  • All of the above (correct)

What is one of the greenhouse-related effects in the atmosphere?

<p>Greenhouse gas emissions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is another term for the 'greenhouse effect'?

<p>Global warming (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the four interacting systems?

<p>Biosphere, Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage of the Earth's crust composed of O, Si, and Mg?

<p>94% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the solid part of the Earth that includes the continental and oceanic crust?

<p>Lithosphere (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of environmental science?

<p>To analyze and solve environmental problems (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the dynamic body composed of many separate, but highly interacting parts or spheres called?

<p>The Earth's System (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is mined from the lithosphere?

<p>Mineral resources (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the interactions between the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment?

<p>Environmental Science (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two events that occur constantly on the Earth's crust?

<p>Molten rocks flows from volcanoes and earthquakes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the surface of the Earth that is in a constant state of motion?

<p>Lithosphere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage of the Earth's surface covered in water?

<p>70% (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary component of the Earth's atmosphere?

<p>Oxygen (O2) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process is responsible for the weather?

<p>Atmosphere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a human impact on the lithosphere?

<p>Mining and extraction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a constant event in the Earth's hydrosphere?

<p>Water cycle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a human impact on the hydrosphere?

<p>Industrial water pollution (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a process that affects the Earth's lithosphere?

<p>Weathering and erosion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a unique feature of the Earth's atmosphere?

<p>It is rich in oxygen (O2) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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