Unit 7 Roles of Water

The solid, rocky parts of the earth

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Cryosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

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All living organisms on the earth

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Cryosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

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The layers of invisible gases that surround and portect the earth.

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Cryosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

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The liquid water of the earth.

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Cryosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

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Which of the spheres are affected by glacial movement?

• Cryosphere and geosphere

• Cryosphere and atmosphere

• Cryosphere and biosphere

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A tsunami would affect the ​ (a)   due to the large amounts of water moving toward landfall and the ​ (b)   due to the water’s destructive forces on the land.

• cryosphere
• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• geosphere

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Roughly 97% of the earth’s water is ​ (a)   and the other 3% is ​ (b)   .

• Brackish water

• saltwater
• freshwater

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Where is the largest amount of our freshwater located?

• Icecaps and glaciers

• Icecaps and oceans

• Lakes, rivers, and swamps

• Lakes and rivers

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Water in a ____ runs to the lowest point.

• Watershed

• River

• Wetland

• Estuary

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Several things cause the ocean water to move. The first, wind, comes from a variety of sources, including the Coriolis Effect, and the second is convection currents where ​ (a)   air sinks and ​ (b)   air rises.

• cooler
• hotter

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