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Which of the following is a key component of the geosphere?
Which of the following is a key component of the geosphere?
- Clouds
- Transpiration
- Rocks and minerals (correct)
- Oceans
What is the approximate percentage of the Earth's water that is found in the oceans?
What is the approximate percentage of the Earth's water that is found in the oceans?
- 50%
- 25%
- 75%
- 97% (correct)
Which of the following is not one of the Earth's four major subsystems?
Which of the following is not one of the Earth's four major subsystems?
- Biosphere
- Atmosphere (correct)
- Hydrosphere
- Geosphere
What percentage of the Earth's fresh water is considered drinkable?
What percentage of the Earth's fresh water is considered drinkable?
Which of the following processes is responsible for water moving from the Earth's surface into the atmosphere?
Which of the following processes is responsible for water moving from the Earth's surface into the atmosphere?
Which layer of the atmosphere is responsible for absorbing harmful solar radiation?
Which layer of the atmosphere is responsible for absorbing harmful solar radiation?
What is the approximate temperature range in the mesosphere?
What is the approximate temperature range in the mesosphere?
In which layer of the atmosphere do meteors typically burn up?
In which layer of the atmosphere do meteors typically burn up?
What is the approximate altitude range of the exosphere?
What is the approximate altitude range of the exosphere?
Which of the following events is an example of the interaction between different spheres of the Earth system?
Which of the following events is an example of the interaction between different spheres of the Earth system?
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