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Question | Answer |
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what makes up an atmosphere? | air |
what makes up the biosphere? | trees- people -grass -fish-whales-seaweed-and birds |
How do oceans affect climate? | by increasing the rise and fall of air temperature |
Where is most of the water located on Earth? | oceans |
Where is most of Earth's freshwater located? | icecaps and glaciers |
What is the geosphere made up of? | solid and molten rock, soil, and sediments |
is this the right order humus-topsoil-subsoil-weathered rock-bedrock? true or false | true |
what does soil contain? | dead plants-rocks-minerals and animal matter |
most of the water is filled with alt true or false | true |
glaciers and icecaps have no clean water true or false | false |
ground water has 30.1 percent of clean water true or false | true |
What is evaporation? | a process where changing liquid water into water vapor |
what is the source of energy for all partsof the water cycle? | sun |
Why is watering plants and grass in the early morning a way for humans to conserve water? | Smaller amounts of water evaporate in the cool morning |
What is the source of energy for all the parts of the water cycle? | sun |
What happens as time goes by and water goes through the water cycle over and over? | the amount of water on Earth stays the same |
What are types of precipitation? | rain, snow, hail or sleet falling to the ground |
Rain forests are usually located near the equator. How does this location effect the formation of clouds? | The large amount of rainfall |
At which location would the air pressure be the greatest? | at the beach |