The Earth System

All minerals are __________.

• made in a lab

• organic solids

• naturally occuring

• unordered

The warmest place within Earth is in the __________.

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

The weak, partially melted layer of the mantle is the ____________.

• asthenosphere

• atmospehere

• lithosphere

• crust

The curst and the upper most mantle form a brittle outer layer called.

• peridotite

• lithosphere

• mantle

• asthenosphere

The thickest continental crust is about 70m, it is found in the tallest peak in the world, _______________.

• Mount Saint Helens

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mount Everest

• Mount McKinley

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Which horizon of a soil profile contains the highest amount of organic material?

• A horizon

• B horizon

• C horizon

• D horizon

What is this a model of? Explain what is happening in this model.

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According to this graph, most (96.5%) of the water on Earth is what type of water?

• freshwater

• saltwater

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Most of the freshwater on Earth is in ___________ and _____________.

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The majority of surface freshwater is found in ___________.

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