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Biosphere correct answers the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms. Lithosphere correct answers the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. Hydrosphere correct answe...

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Earth and environmental science exam (correct answers)
Biosphere correct answers the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of
the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.

Lithosphere correct answers the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and
upper mantle.

Hydrosphere correct answers all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and
seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.

atmospherecorrect answersthe envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another
planet.

astronomycorrect answersthe branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space,
and the physical universe as a whole.

meterorologycorrect answersthe branch of science concerned with the processes and
phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather.

hydrologycorrect answersthe branch of science concerned with the properties of the
earth's water, especially its movement in relation to land.

palentologycorrect answersthe branch of science concerned with fossil animals and
plants.

geologycorrect answersearth science concerned with the solid Earth, the rocks of which
it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time.

tectonicscorrect answerslarge-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's
crust.

climatologycorrect answersthe scientific study of climate.

ecologycorrect answersthe branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms
to one another and to their physical surroundings.

geochemistrycorrect answersthe study of the chemical composition of the earth and its
rocks and minerals.

oceanographycorrect answersthe branch of science that deals with the physical and
biological properties and phenomena of the sea.

salt water percentagecorrect answers97

freshwater percentagecorrect answers3

, 2 gasses in earthcorrect answers78% nitrogen
21% oxygen

lengthcorrect answersmeter, kilometer, millimeter, centimeter

areacorrect answerssquare meter, square centimeter

volumecorrect answerscubic centimeter, cubic meter, liter, millimeter

masscorrect answerskilogram

weightcorrect answersnewton

densitycorrect answersgram per cubic centimeter, gram per millimeter

timecorrect answerssecond

temperaturecorrect answerscelsius, kelvin

Cartographycorrect answersThe science of mapmaking; uses imaginary grids of parallel
and vertical lines to locate points on the Earth

Equatorcorrect answersCircles the Earth halfway between the north and south poles

Latitudecorrect answersLines running parallel to the equator; 90

Longitudecorrect answersPositions east and west directions on a map also referred to
as meridian; Lines aren't parallel but semicircles that extend vertically from the poles

Prime Meridiancorrect answersRepresents 0 degrees longitude; 0 degrees to 180
Degrees

International Date Linecorrect answers180 degrees meridian, serves as the transition
line for calendar days; Traveling west, advance 1 day. East, move calendar back 1 day

Mercator Projectioncorrect answersA map that has parallel lines of latitude and
longitude.

Conic Projectionscorrect answersProjecting points and lines from a globe onto a cone;
touches at a particular latitude

Gnomonic Projectionscorrect answersMade by projecting points and lines from a globe
onto a piece of paper that touches the globe at a single point

Topographic Mapscorrect answersDetailed map showing hills and valley of an area

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