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Which sphere is the portion of the hydrosphere that corresponds to ice?Read the answer and worked solution →Which process causes the lithospheric plates to move slowly?Read the answer and worked solution →About what share of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean?Read the answer and worked solution →Average ocean salinity is around how many parts per thousand?Read the answer and worked solution →Which statement best describes a river?Read the answer and worked solution →How is a lake different from a pond?Read the answer and worked solution →What do dams do to fish in rivers?Read the answer and worked solution →What important role does the ozone layer play?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?Read the answer and worked solution →In which atmospheric layer does most weather occur?Read the answer and worked solution →Which layer is the outermost and is mainly hydrogen and helium?Read the answer and worked solution →In which layer is the ozone layer found?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the difference between weather and climate?Read the answer and worked solution →Which scientist developed the most commonly used climate classification?Read the answer and worked solution →What is an ecosystem?Read the answer and worked solution →Which process mainly drives the oxygen cycle?Read the answer and worked solution →Which cycle is the continuous movement of water on, above and below the Earth's surface?Read the answer and worked solution →Which cycle plays little part with the atmosphere because its compounds are mostly solids?Read the answer and worked solution →What is wilderness?Read the answer and worked solution →About how long has life existed on Earth, according to the evidence?Read the answer and worked solution →Which gas is most responsible for human-made global warming?Read the answer and worked solution →Which treaty aims to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which sphere is the portion of the hydrosphere that corresponds to ice?

  1. Cryosphere
  2. Pedosphere
  3. Ionosphere
  4. Exosphere
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Correct answer: A. Cryosphere

1. Some scientists add extra spheres to the four main ones. 2. The cryosphere corresponds to ice and is part of the hydrosphere. 3. The pedosphere corresponds to soil. _Source: Wikipedia, Natural environment, Composition_

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Which process causes the lithospheric plates to move slowly?

  1. Mantle convection
  2. Ocean tidal pull
  3. Wind erosion action
  4. River sediment flow
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Correct answer: A. Mantle convection

1. The mantle is heated by the decay of radioactive elements. 2. Its slow convection moves the lithospheric plates. 3. The resulting process is plate tectonics; tides and wind do not move plates. _Source: Wikipedia, Natural environment, Geological activity_

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About what share of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean?

  1. 51 percent
  2. 61 percent
  3. 71 percent
  4. 81 percent
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Correct answer: C. 71 percent

1. Ocean is a major body of saline water. 2. It covers approximately 71 percent of the Earth's surface. 3. That is some 362 million square kilometres. _Source: Wikipedia, Natural environment, Oceans_

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