Malik Price Science 3 – Flashcards

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lithosphere A. water B. sky/air C. land D. life
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land
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atmosphere A. water B. sky/air C. land D. life
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sky/air
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biosphere A. water B. sky/air C. land D. life
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life
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hydrosphere A. water B. sky/air C. land D. life
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water
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The internal structure of the earth consists of three main layers. Starting from the center of the earth and moving outward, they are _____.
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the crust, mantle, and core
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The study of lithospheric plate movement and their resulting activities is known as _____. A. the rock cycle B. thermodynamics C. plate tectonics D. mantle convection
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C. plate tectonic
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Choose an example that best describes sphere interdependency. A. a rabbit eating grass for energy B. a plant using carbon dioxide for photosynthesis C. a deer dying and decomposing D. a bear catching a fish to eat
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B. a plant using carbon dioxide for photosynthesis
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Sphere interaction is as simple as water evaporating into the air. This would be an interaction between the hydrosphere and atmosphere. Choose three other examples of sphere interaction. A. a cat eating a bird B. water from a lake absorbing into the ground C. humans building a house D. waves creating sandy beaches
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all of them EXCEPT a cat eating a bird
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The movement of Earth's lithosphere is caused by convection within the (core, mantle, crust) layer of the earth.
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mantle
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The Hawaiian Islands weren't created at any of the plate boundaries. Instead, they were created from (a subductated plate, a hot spot, multiple earthquakes)
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a hot spote
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Carbon is most abundant in the ( lithosphere, cryosphere, core, atmosphere) and (cryosphere, hyrdosphere, androsphere, lithosphere).
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atmosphere, hydrosphere
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Nitrogen is most abundant in the (hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, cryosphere) but can't be absorbed by the (lithosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere) without the help of special bacteria and a process called nitrogen fixation.
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atmosphere, biosphere
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