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?

Greenhouse gas emissions Signup and view all the answers

What is another term for the 'greenhouse effect'?

Global warming Signup and view all the answers

What are the four interacting systems?

Biosphere, Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere Signup and view all the answers

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

94% 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?

Lithosphere Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of environmental science?

To analyze and solve environmental problems Signup and view all the answers

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

The Earth's System Signup and view all the answers

What is mined from the lithosphere?

Mineral resources 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?

Environmental Science Signup and view all the answers

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

Molten rocks flows from volcanoes and earthquakes 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?

Lithosphere Signup and view all the answers

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

70% Signup and view all the answers

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

Oxygen (O2) Signup and view all the answers

What process is responsible for the weather?

Atmosphere Signup and view all the answers

What is a human impact on the lithosphere?

Mining and extraction Signup and view all the answers

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

Water cycle Signup and view all the answers

What is a human impact on the hydrosphere?

Industrial water pollution Signup and view all the answers

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

Weathering and erosion Signup and view all the answers

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

It is rich in oxygen (O2) Signup and view all the answers