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Name the four spheres of the Earth
Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, and Atmosphere
Name three things you can find in the Biosphere
grass, livestock, trees, plant pollen, birds, humans, fish, crops, etc.
Name three things you can find in the Hydrosphere
clouds, water in homes, sea ice, river, glacier, rain/snow, flooding, etc.
Name three things you can find in the Geosphere
dust particles, mountains, landslide, asphalt road, sandy beach, sediment, brick building, etc.
Name three things you can find in the Atmosphere
volcanic gases, argon, nitrogen, factory emissions, oxygen, etc.
Name three Tectonic Plates
Answers will vary
What is a Divergent Boundary?
Two plates moving apart from each other
What is a Convergent Boundary?
Two plates pushing against each other
What is a Transform Boundary?
Two plates sliding past each other
Name three parts of the water cycle.
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Surface Runoff, Ground Water, Transpiration, Infiltration
What happens to a cold cup that is sitting in warm air?
condensation
What percentage of water on Earth is fresh water?
3%
What percentage of Earth's water is salt water?
97%
What percentage of freshwater is made up of glaciers?
69%
What percentage of freshwater is made up of groundwater?
30%
Name three layers of the atmosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
