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College Science Ch 1

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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show nine  
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what number planet from the sun is Earth   show
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show the planet's density, composition, and distance from the sun  
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mercury, venus, earth, and mars are known as the ?   show
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the inner planets are made mostly of?   show
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the last five planets are known as the?   show
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show gases; pluto  
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pluto is a mixture of?   show
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show support life  
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show organisms  
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organisms can be found in what places on earth?   show
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the layer of land that forms Earth's surface   show
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the litosphere included?   show
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show hydrosphere  
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show oceans, lakes, rivers, underground water and clouds in the air  
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the layer of air that surrounds the Earth   show
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show the presence of liquid water  
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water exist in the solar system but it is usually in the form of?   show
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on Earth liquid water in the hydrosphere ?   show
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the solar system consists of?   show
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show mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, pluto  
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show visible light  
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show specific range of wavelengths  
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show warm; cold  
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show helps maintain a steady surface temp  
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many of the substances that all living things need?   show
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show water  
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Air is a mixture of _____, ike ___, ____, ____ ____   show
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another reason earth can support life is because of its?   show
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the atmosphere helps keep a?   show
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show energy  
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almost all the energy used by organisms orignally comes from?   show
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the energy from the sun for the organisms travels in?   show
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most waves are?   show
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show visible spectrum  
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show ecology  
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the _____ flows to almost every part of the planet   show
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show where the litosphere and the hydrosphere meet  
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show 10 to 200 Km  
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show igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic  
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show the way they form  
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when liquid rock cools, it solidifies to become?   show
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under the hard, solid litoshere, earth's interior contain Hot, melted rock in _____ form   show
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show igneous rock basalt  
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molten material deep within the earth can form the igneous rock ____   show
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show sediments, wind and water  
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show sedimentary rock  
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show sedimentary  
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what are two examples of sedimentary rock?   show
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show heat and pressure  
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rock that has been transformed by heat and pressure is called?   show
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show metamorphic rock  
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show marble and slate and gneiss  
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more than ___ percent of the salt in water is NaCl   show
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show water  
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show water planet  
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show 97  
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where is most salt water contained?   show
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about ____ grams of salt is dissolved in each ___ of ocean water   show
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show salt  
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where is freshwater mostly found?   show
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show 3  
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show 2/3, frozen glaciers and ice caps  
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show fresh  
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the availability of ___ water often determines he types and numbers or organisms that an area can support   show
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show surface water and groundwater  
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show lakes, streams and rain runoff  
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what is included in groundwater?   show
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show groundwater  
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groundwater moves more easily through rock layers that are _____   show
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an underground layer of porous rock that contains water is called ______   show
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show a natural spring  
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when there is 2 layers of rock that water can't move through, pressure in the aquifer builds up from water pressure and the weight of the rock layer above the water, if a _____ is drilled her, water will flow ____ to the surface   show
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show artesian wells.  
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most of the fresh water used by people ____?   show
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water in aquifers is replenished ____?   show
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many aquifers in the us are beginning to _____?   show
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an envelope of gases that surrounds Earth and includes the air we breathe is the?   show
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how many layers is the atmosphere divided into?   show
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what are the 4 layers of the atmosphere from the earth's surface up?   show
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gases become ____ dense the farther they are from the earth's surface   show
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the atmosphere is made up of about ___ percent N and ____ percent O. and ___ percent is ______, _____, _____   show
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show about 0.04 %  
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show true  
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show oxygen, carbon dioxide  
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show carbon dioxide  
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show the greenhouse effect  
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the layer of the atmosphere that touches the surface of Earth is called the?   show
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show 8 to 18 km  
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show true  
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show water vapor, weather  
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the ___ that carry weather across Earth are an important factor in the ____ of an area   show
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Beyond the troposphere, reaching a height of 50 km above Earth, is the _   show
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The stratosphere reaches from ___ to ___?   show
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show weather  
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show upper  
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show Ozone  
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the oxygen you breathe in in the troposphere contians ___ oxygen atoms in each molecule   show
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show prevailing winds  
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show uv rays  
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show Ultraviolet radiation  
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True or false. Without the filter action of the ozone layer, the sun's uv radiation would destroy much is a life on earth.   show
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show 85 kilometers  
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The mesosphere is the _____ layer of the atmosphere what temperatures as low as ______   show
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show thermosphere  
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show 2000 degrees celsius, 1/10000  
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show Gas molecules  
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The rays that bombard with the gas molecules cause the gas molecules to ______ and they become _____   show
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The layer of the thermosphere with the ions is called the _____   show
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show free electrons,light, aurora  
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An aurora borealis the occurs in the thermosphere of the ______ hemisphere   show
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show Southern  
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True or false. Together the parts of the lithosphere hydrosphere and atmosphere when life exists make up the biosphere.   show
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show Biosphere  
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show the floor of the ocean to the top of the highest mountain.  
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The biosphere is a layer blanketing the earth about _____ thick   show
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show narrower  
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show the pressure is so high and very little food is available  
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Why do a few organism live atop the tallest mountain?   show
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show 500 meters, 6 kilometers  
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All organisms obtain the materials they need to live from the ____   show
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Although individual organisms may live mostly on land, water or in the air, all organisms depend on materials from ____   show
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show true  
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Most energy originate from ____   show
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Animals obtain most of their energy by ____   show
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show sunlight, organisms, heat  
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show yes  
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Can organisms cause changes to occur in the environment?   show
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Because organisms affect the environment and changes in the environment affect organisms the biosphere is a very complex network of ______   show
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Rocks and soil anchor the tree and contain important _____ and _____   show
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show CO2, oxygen and water vapor  
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show roots, leaves  
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