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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is another term for the 'greenhouse effect'?

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

    What are the four interacting systems?

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

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

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

    What is the primary goal of environmental science?

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

    What is mined from the lithosphere?

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

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

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

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

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

    What process is responsible for the weather?

    <p>Atmosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a human impact on the lithosphere?

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

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

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

    What is a human impact on the hydrosphere?

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

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

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

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

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

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