What force holds the atmosphere to the earth?

a. centrifugal force
b. gravity
c. radioactive decay
d. atmospheric pressure

How does the atmosphere help support life on earth?

a. providing oxygen
b. protecting from solar radiation
c. regulating the temperature
d. all of the above
The seas are still rising. Many researchers believe the cause is
a. glaciers getting bigger.
b. lower temperatures on earth's surface.
c. ocean water getting more dense.
d. global warming.
These are the two main groups that all minerals can be classified into.
a. Crystalline and Noncrystalline
b. Quartz and Granite
c. Igneous and Metamorphic
d. Silicate and Non-silicate
Which one of the following abbreviations would be used to describe a
maritime tropical air mass?
a. mE
b. mP
c. mT
d. cT
The consists of earth's liquid water, water in ice form, and water
vapor in the atmosphere.
a. troposphere
b. stratosphere
c. hydrosphere
d. biosphere
This Earth science studies forces and processes that produce weather.
a. astronomy
b. meteorology
c. geology
d. oceanography

have been called the "lungs" of the earth.

a. The land
b. The air
c. The oceans
d. The forests

Clouds are formed by the motion of air.

a. upward
b. downward
c. side to side