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  • What ocean is the largest and deepest on Earth?
    Pacific Ocean
  • List two sources of saltwater
  • What is the hydrosphere?
    The system with all the water in the world.
  • What is the difference between an ocean and a sea?
    A sea is partially surrounded by land
  • What is the geosphere
    The solid, rocky part of Earth / Earth, soil, and land
  • Which is not a type of rock on Earth
    Igneous
    Metamorphic
    Sedimentary
    Core Rock
  • What layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth's surface?
    stratosphere
    thermosphere
    troposphere
  • What percentage of the Earth is covered with water?
    About 70%
  • Which is not a part of the geosphere?
    trees
    sand
    mountains
    rocks
  • What is freshwater?
    Naturally ocurring water with little to no salt
  • Which gas in the atmosphere do we breathe?
    oxygen
  • What is the atmosphere?
    All the gases around Earth
  • Which of these is a part of the geosphere?
    river
    rain
    mountain
    bird
  • Which layer of Earth is like a solid ball?
    Inner Core
    Crust
    Outer Core
  • What is a reservoir?
    Oceans with a lot of salt
    A place where water collects
  • Where is most water on Earth located?
    oceans
  • Which is not a part of the atmosphere
    clouds
    rain
    water vapor
  • What happens to temperature the higher you go in the atmosphere?
    It decreases/it gets colder
  • How many layers does planet Earth have?
    5
  • What happens to air particles the higher you go in the atmosphere?
    they separate/spread out
  • Where does the salt in salt water come from?
    rocks
  • How much oxygen is in the atmosphere?
    78%
    20%
  • What is the name of the protective layer in the atmosphere that protects us from the sun?
    The Ozone Layer
  • Which is a part of the atmosphere?
    nitrogen
    ocean
    mountain
  • What causes an earthquake?
    Plates moving
  • List two sources of freshwater
  • What type of water is found when ocean water meets fresh water?
    Brackish
  • Where is most freshwater on Earth located?
    Glaciers and Polar Ice
  • In which layer of Earth do we live?
    Crust
  • Are glaciers and polar ice fresh or salt water?
    freshwater
  • Are rivers fresh or salt water?
    freshwater
  • What is a volcano?
    An opening in Earth where lava comes out
  • Name 2 layers of Earth
    Inner Core, Outer Core, Lower Mantle, Upper Mantle, Crust
  • Are oceans fresh or salt water?
    saltwater
  • Which gas is the most common in the atmosphere?
    Nitrogen
  • Where is the Ozone Layer located?
    atmosphere
    hydrosphere
    geosphere
    biosphere
  • How much nitrogen is in the atmosphere?
    20%
    78%
  • What is groundwater?
    water found under the soil
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