University of Texas, San Antonio

GEO 3163
Chapter 01 Quiz

Question1)The water in the__is too salty to drink.

Question 2

Cold ocean water is                   warm ocean water.

Question 3

The largest reservoir of water in the hydrosphere is (are) the               .

Question 4

Earth resembles a "blue marble" when viewed from space primarily due to the presence of                

on its surface.

Question 5

The layer of the atmosphere within which most weather occurs and where the atmosphere interfaces and interacts with the other Earth sub-systems:

Question 6

The                    is the portion of Earth's geosphere that interfaces directly with the ocean.

Question 7

The solid planet Earth is partitioned internally into the                  .

Question 8

A city                    the definition of an ecosystem.

Question 9

The Earth system consists of the major interacting subsystems of:

Question 10

Satellite remote sensing of the ocean can monitor                 .

.

Question 11

At present, glacial ice covers about                   % of the Earth's land area but has covered as much as about     % during the last Ice Age.

Question 12

Over the course of a year, the net flow of surface water in the global water cycle is from                to

                  .

Question 13

The ocean is                     a major reservoir in biogeochemical cycles operating on Earth.

Question 14

Which of the following apply to models?

Question 15

The principal source of water vapor in the troposphere is               .

Question 16

With continued rapid population growth in the coastal zone, humans are becoming more vulnerable to

                  .

Question 17

Glaciers expand and thicken when                  .

Question 18

In the atmosphere up to an altitude of about 80 km, oxygen (O2) makes up about                 % and nitrogen (N2) comprises about                              % of the gases by volume.

Question 19

Ecosystems consist of                  .

Question 20

What is the immediate origin of most of the water that circulates in the global water cycle?

Question 21

Earth is unique among the planets of the solar system because                    .

Question 22

On average, within the troposphere, the air temperature               with increasing altitude.