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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT JELLYFISH WILD 1 EXAM
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Question 1: water changes from gas to liquid
Answer:
condensation Question 2: this layer of the geosphere contains both a solid metal core and a layer of molten metals
Answer:
core
Question 3: all the water in any of the spheres of Earth
Answer:
hydrosphere Question 4: systems do not have well defined ___ which makes it difficult to decide where one system ends and another begins
Answer:
boundaries
Question 5: ___ feedback loops enhance stability by CANCELLING an action once it reaches an extreme
Answer:
negative
Question 6: water changes from liquid to gas
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evaporation Question 7: systems may exchange energy, ___ , and/or information with other systems
Answer:
matter Question 8: systems receive and process ___ of energy, matter, or information, and produce ___ of energy, matter, or information
Answer:
inputs; outputs
Question 9: earth's spheres both overlap and ___
Answer:
interact
Question 10: water vapor escapes from plants
Answer:
transpiration
Question 11: most of the earth's usable fresh water is located ______
Answer:
underground
Question 12: eroded soil deposited elsewhere
Answer:
deposition
Question 13: a predator-prey relationship in which the two populations rise and fall in response to each other is an example of a ___ feedback loop
Answer:
negative
Question 14: about ____ % of the Earth's water is fresh water in a usable form
Answer:
0.5
Question 15: Three basic layers of the geosphere are the ____, mantle, and core
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crust Question 16: positive feedback loops are relatively ___ in nature but ___ in environmental systems that people have changed
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rare; common Question 17: gases such as carbon dioxide and methane which help to keep the Earth warm as
compared to the freezing temperatures of outer space:
Answer:
greenhouse gases
Question 18: rock and soil that stores water
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aquifer Question 19: geothermal activity or fossil fuel use are examples of _____ inputs
Answer:
energy
Question 20: all the rock below or at the Earth's surface
Answer:
geosphere
Question 21: scientists divide Earth into spheres, which are often described by their ___ rather than by their location
Answer:
makeup
Question 22: T/F the tectonic plates move about 2 - 15 inches per year
Answer:
false
Question 23: the removal of soil
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erosion
Question 24: about ____% of the Earth's water is fresh water
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2.5 Question 25: an event that is both a cause and an effect is a cyclical process known as ___ and can be either positive or negative
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feedback loop Question 26: an earthworm tunneling through the soil is an example of the biosphere interacting with the ___
Answer:
lithosphere
Question 27: this layer of the geosphere is a large layer of hot solid rock
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mantle Question 28: inputs into Earth's systems can include both ___ energy and geothermal energy.
Answer:
solar (other answers possible)