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What percentage of the earth's water do oceans represent?
What percentage of the earth's water do oceans represent?
97%
What are the four segments of the earth that make up the environment?
What are the four segments of the earth that make up the environment?
biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
How much of the earth's water is locked in polar icecaps and glaciers?
How much of the earth's water is locked in polar icecaps and glaciers?
about 2%
What percentage of water resources is available as fresh water for human use?
What percentage of water resources is available as fresh water for human use?
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What is the role of the atmosphere in terms of temperature regulation?
What is the role of the atmosphere in terms of temperature regulation?
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At what height does the atmosphere extend to?
At what height does the atmosphere extend to?
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What does the French word 'Environner' mean?
What does the French word 'Environner' mean?
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Name the four segments of the environment as mentioned in the text.
Name the four segments of the environment as mentioned in the text.
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What does the Biosphere indicate?
What does the Biosphere indicate?
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Define Lithosphere based on the text.
Define Lithosphere based on the text.
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What is the sum of all the ecosystems established on Earth called?
What is the sum of all the ecosystems established on Earth called?
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Name the components that make up the Lithosphere as mentioned in the text.
Name the components that make up the Lithosphere as mentioned in the text.
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What is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere by volume?
What is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere by volume?
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Why is the atmosphere important for life on Earth?
Why is the atmosphere important for life on Earth?
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Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth's surface and where all weather occurs?
Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth's surface and where all weather occurs?
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What is the second layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere?
What is the second layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere?
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At what height above sea level does the troposphere typically extend?
At what height above sea level does the troposphere typically extend?
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Which layer of the atmosphere has the highest temperature and is the thickest?
Which layer of the atmosphere has the highest temperature and is the thickest?
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What layer of the atmosphere is rich in the ozone layer?
What layer of the atmosphere is rich in the ozone layer?
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Where do planes often fly in the atmosphere?
Where do planes often fly in the atmosphere?
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What layer of the atmosphere serves as a shield against ultraviolet radiation?
What layer of the atmosphere serves as a shield against ultraviolet radiation?
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Where does the thermosphere start?
Where does the thermosphere start?
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What layer of the atmosphere is the coldest?
What layer of the atmosphere is the coldest?
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Where do hot, glowing gases from meteors burn up?
Where do hot, glowing gases from meteors burn up?
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