Spring 9 Weeks Test

The atmosphere is ____.

• the layer in which weather occurs
• the layer that contains the ozone layer
• the layer of water in the oceans
• the layer of gases that surrounds Earth

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Earth’s atmosphere is important to living things because it____.

• contains dust and other particles
• is very thin compared to the size of Earth
• provides all the gases that living things need to survive
• maintains a constant relative humidity

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Earth’s atmosphere traps energy from the sun, which ____.

• allows water to exist as a liquid
• allows solar radiation to penetrate to the surface
• allows ozone to form easily
• causes meteors to burn up

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Photochemical smog results from the interaction of pollutants in the presence of ____.

• water vapor
• oxygen
• sunlight
• rainfall

Instruments used to measure air pressure are called ____.

• thermometers
• hygrometers
• hydrometers
• barometers

As you rise upwards in the atmosphere, air pressure ____.

• increases
• decreases
• doesn’t change
• first increases, then decreases

Approximately what percentage of Earth’s water is fresh water?

• 97 percent
• 71 percent
• 30 percent
• 3 percent

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Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called ____.

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• transpiration

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Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called ____.

• saltwater
• rainwater
• groundwater
• water vapor

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____are the streams and small rivers that feed into a main river.

• watersheds
• tributaries
• divides
• wetlands