ALCOS14 8.4 & 10.4

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1 point

The second layer of the atmosphere and absorbs 95% of ultraviolet radiation

troposphere

mesosphere

thermosphere

stratosphere

2.

1 point

Reflection of light in all directions

scattering

ultraviolet

radiation

ozone layer

3.

1 point

A rigid layer made-up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust

crust

clouds

core

lithosphere

4.

1 point

The relatively thin layer of gases that form Earth's outermost layer

biosphere

atmosphere

Methane

scattering

5.

1 point

Methane

CH4 (1 carbon)

Carbon Dioxide

water in the form of gas

Methane

6.

1 point

biosphere

A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth

coal, natural gas, and gasoline

Part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere

Energy-rich substances formed from the remains of organisms

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1 point

A long period of dry weather

drought

reservoir

savanna

weathering

8.

1 point

Greenhouse gas-contributes to global warming

radiation

water vapor

Carbon dioxide

ozone

9.

1 point

Earths crust located under the ocean

ocean floor

offshore

oceanic crust

currents

10.

1 point

Methane

CH4

Methane

drought

CO2

11.

1 point

The upper of the mantle

upper mantle

surface

continental crust

atmosphere

12.

1 point

Gases in the atmosphere that trap energy

Methane

Inner Core

greenhouse gas

drought

13.

1 point

Water vapor

Water in the form of a gas

carbon dioxide

methane

CH4

14.

1 point

The trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gases in the planet's atmosphere

global impact

greenhouse gases

erosion

greenhouse effect

15.

1 point

drought

water in the form of a gas

CH4

A long period of dry weather

Carbon Dioxide

16.

1 point

atmosphere

coal, natural gas, and gasoline

water in the form of a gas

The relatively thin layer of gases that form Earth's outermost layer.

A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth

17.

1 point

Layer of Earth that contains most of Earth's volume

middle mantle

lithosphere

oceanic crust

inner core

18.

1 point

A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth

inner core

outer core

lithosphere

gases

19.

1 point

The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.

asthenosphere

crust

ozone layer

outer core

20.

1 point

The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains granite, is less dene than oceanic crust, and is 20-50 km thick

crust

mantle

continental crust

outer core

21.

1 point

A wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy through the vacuum of space

P waves

light waves

electromagnetic waves

deep current waves

22.

1 point

A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth

atmosphere

water vapor

biosphere

inner core

23.

1 point

co2

A long period of dry weather

Carbon Dioxide

CH4 (1 carbon)

Methane

24.

1 point

Coal, natural gas, and gasoline

fossil fuels

greenhouse gas

fossil fuel

carbon dioxide

25.

1 point

The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface.

continental crust

stratosphere

crust

ozone layer

26.

1 point

(CO2) Sources include the combustion of fossil fuels effects: greenhouse gas-contributes to global warming.

Carbon dioxide

Methane

Energy-rich substances

Water in the form of a gas

27.

1 point

Part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere

biosphere

solar wind

Methane

atmosphere

28.

1 point

fossil fuel

A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth

Water in the form of a gas

A long period of dry weather

Energy-rich substances formed from the remains of organism.s