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Chapter 1 Quiz Review

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Chapter 1 Quiz Review

Question 1 of 12

1

The four distant planets are mostly made of

Select one of the following:

  • rock

  • gas

  • water

  • radiation

Explanation

Question 2 of 12

1

Earth can support life because of the presence of

Select one of the following:

  • heat

  • ice

  • liquid water

  • rocks

Explanation

Question 3 of 12

1

The layer of the atmosphere in which rainstorms occur

Select one of the following:

  • hydrosphere

  • stratosphere

  • troposphere

  • thermosphere

Explanation

Question 4 of 12

1

Rocks formed from cooling lava of volcanic eruptions are

Select one of the following:

  • igneous rock

  • limestone rocks

  • sedimentary rocks

  • metamorphic rocks

Explanation

Question 5 of 12

1

Temperatures in the thermosphere can reach

Select one of the following:

  • -100 °C

  • 200 °C

  • 1000 °C

  • 2000 °C

Explanation

Question 6 of 12

1

Earth's fairly steady surface temperature is due to the presence of

Select one of the following:

  • oxygen

  • water

  • rocks

  • wind

Explanation

Question 7 of 12

1

Fossils are usually found in

Select one of the following:

  • igneous rock

  • sedimentary rock

  • metamorphic rock

  • lava

Explanation

Question 8 of 12

1

More than 97% of the hydrosphere is

Select one of the following:

  • salt water

  • fresh water

  • underground water

  • ice caps and glaciers

Explanation

Question 9 of 12

1

Aquifers transport

Select one of the following:

  • water from reservoirs

  • surface runoff

  • ocean water

  • groundwater

Explanation

Question 10 of 12

1

The most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere is

Select one of the following:

  • nitrogen

  • oxygen

  • carbon dioxide

  • water vapor

Explanation

Question 11 of 12

1

The ozone layer is part of the

Select one of the following:

  • troposphere

  • stratosphere

  • mesosphere

  • thermosphere

Explanation

Question 12 of 12

1

An organism interacts most with the

Select one of the following:

  • hydrosphere

  • atmosphere

  • lithosphere

  • biosphere

Explanation