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What type of system is the Solar System?
What type of system is the Solar System?
- Interconnected system
- Closed system
- Isolated system (correct)
- Open system
Which of the following is NOT a sub-system of the Geo-system?
Which of the following is NOT a sub-system of the Geo-system?
- Cryospheric system (correct)
- Hydrospheric system
- Biospheric system
- Lithospheric system
What are the main components of the Geo-system?
What are the main components of the Geo-system?
- Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere (correct)
- Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Cryosphere, Biosphere
- Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Cryosphere, Geosphere
- Biosphere, Atmosphere, Lithosphere, Hydrosphere
What distinguishes closed systems from open systems?
What distinguishes closed systems from open systems?
Which layer of the Earth is known as the lithosphere?
Which layer of the Earth is known as the lithosphere?
What is a notable characteristic of isolated systems?
What is a notable characteristic of isolated systems?
What is the approximate height of the upper limit of the atmosphere where weather phenomena occur in the equatorial region?
What is the approximate height of the upper limit of the atmosphere where weather phenomena occur in the equatorial region?
Which layer of the atmosphere is characterized by a decrease in temperature at a rate of 6.4o C for every 1000 m upward?
Which layer of the atmosphere is characterized by a decrease in temperature at a rate of 6.4o C for every 1000 m upward?
What percentage of the total atmospheric mass is found in the troposphere?
What percentage of the total atmospheric mass is found in the troposphere?
Which layer of the Earth’s subsystem is directly affected by tectonic activity?
Which layer of the Earth’s subsystem is directly affected by tectonic activity?
What is the atmospheric pressure at sea level in millibars?
What is the atmospheric pressure at sea level in millibars?
What causes the atmosphere to be heated?
What causes the atmosphere to be heated?
