World Geography Exam 1-2

Desalination is the process of removing pollution from water.

• True

• False

Next to Earth's outer core is a thick layer of hot, dense rock called the crust.

• True

• False

The Pacific is the largest of the oceans.

• True

• False

Earth is part of a larger physical system that contains other planets, moons, and stars.

• True

• False

The Lithosphere is part of the Earth where life exists.

• True

• False

Plate tectonics is the theory that the continents were once joined together and then slowly drifted apart.

• True

• False

Desalination is the process of removing pollution from water.

• True

• False

The only layer of the Earth that supports life is the mantle.

• True

• False

Continental Drift is caused by external forces.

• True

• False

The ____________ includes all liquid and froze surface water, ground water, and water vapor.

• lithosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere