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Earth's core is made of _______.

Liquid metal and rock

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How many layers are in the Atmosphere?

4

100

Roughly what percentage of the atmosphere is oxygen?

21%

100

Is the hydrosphere mostly salt water or fresh water?

Salt Water
100

Animals that are at risk of becoming extinct.

Endangered

200

Please explain how mountains are made

Convergent tectonic plates

200

What layer do we live in?

Troposphere

200

True or False, the atmosphere is denser closer to Earth’s surface.

True

200

Salinity is the measure of what?

Dissolved Salt in water
200

When humans add waste to the environment, what do we call this?

Pollution

300

What sphere are rocks a part of?

Geosphere

300

What layer do meteors burn up in? Mesosphere

Mesosphere

300

What layer do the Aurora Borealis and Australis lights occur? Thermosphere

Thermosphere

300

Why is the surface zone of the ocean warmer than the deepest zone?

Sun

300

Give an example of a NATURAL event that can cause changes in Earth's spheres.

Volcano, earthquake, erosion, any weather event, etc. 

400

What does a volcano spew into the air?

Ash, lava, clouds of dust

400

What layer does weather occur in? Troposphere

Troposphere

400

Why is a car heating in the sun similar to the Earth heating in the sun? The interior absorbs sunlight and heats up, glass traps it in like the green house effect.

The interior absorbs sunlight and heats up, glass traps it in like the green house effect.

400

What percent of Earth's water is useable for humans?

Less than 1%

400

Put these in correct order from innermost to outermost:

(Outer core, crust, upper mantle, lower mantle, inner core)

Inner core, outer core, lower mantle, upper mantle, crust
500

This theory is supported by fossil evidence, mountain ranges, 'puzzle pieces' and plate tectonics.

Continental Drift Theory

500

What layer protects us from UV rays

Ozone Layer

500

Describe in detail how a certain type of pollution could affect the atmosphere AND the biosphere. 

Fossil fuels, smoke, or gases in the air can deteriorate the ozone, or harm/kill any part of the biosphere. 

500

Where can fresh water be found

Ice caps, glaciers, ponds, lakes, rivers, wetlands, and soil.

500

The word that describes that all of Earth's systems affect one another in some way.

Interconnected