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Enviro science test
Question | Answer |
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what are the layers of the lithiosphere called | horizons |
what three spheres make up the earth | atmosphere, lithiosphere, hydrosphere |
what is the area life lives in | biosphere |
what are the layers of the lithiosphere | o, a, b, c |
what are the layers of the atmosphere | trophosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere |
how many layers of the atmosphere are there | 6 |
what is a biome | a catagory of land |
how many biomes are there | 7 |
name the biomes | tundra, tropical forest, temperate forest, tropical grassland, temperate grassland, montains, desert |
what is biotic | living or used to be living |
what is abiotic | something that was never alive |
what is climate | normal conditions for a region |
what is weather | the current conditions |
what is the most common gas in air | nitrogen |
how much of the air is made from nitrogen | 78% |
what is the percent of oxygen | 24% |
how much of the air is carbon dioxcide | <1% |
what is the first part of a scientific experiment | getting a queston |
what does PH stand for | potential hydrogen |
how much of the sun do we get | about 50% |
what is the air pressure at sea level | 14.7 lbs |
how many types of clouds are there | 10 |
what does nimbo mean | grey/precipitation |
what does cumulo mean | puffy |
what does stratus mean | layered |
what does cirrus mean | wispy |
what is a stratus cloud like | layered |
what is a cumulo-nimbus cloud like | puffy and grey |
what is a cumulos cloud like | puffy |
what is a cirrus cloud like | wispy |
what is a cirro-stratus cloud like | layered wisp |
what is a strato-cumulos cloud like | puffy layers |
what is an alto-cumulos cloud like | high and puffy |
what is a nimbo-stratus cloud like | grey layers |
what is an alto-stratus cloud like | high layers |
how much carbon is life made of | 18% |
what PH is rain | 5.6 |
what is nuetral on the PH scale | 7 |
what is 1-6.9 on the PH scale called | acidic |
what is 7.1-14 on hthe PH scale called | basic |
how is dirt classified | by size |
how many types of dirt are there | 3 |
name the three types of dirt | clay, silt, sand |
what is another name for the decomposing part of the ground | humus |