Question

multiple choice
circle the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. which of earths spheres includes the oceans, groundwater, lakes, and glaciers?

a the biosphere
b the atmosphere
c the geosphere
d the hydrosphere

1. earths four - major spheres are the ___.

a hydrosphere, asthenosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere
b hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere
c hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, and mesosphere
d hydrosphere, atmosphere, astrosphere, and biosphere

1. the distance, measured in degrees, north or south from the equator is referred to as ___.

a longitude
b the poles
c latitude
d the prime meridian

1. what movement of earth is responsible for night and day?

a rotation
b revolution
c precession
d perigee

1. out of the following: which type of radiation has the shortest wavelengths (highest frequency)?

a radio
b microwaves
c ultraviolet
d infrared

1. which type of radiation has the longest wavelength?

a radio
b ultraviolet
c microwaves
d infrared

1. what is the shape of a planets orbit?

a circular
b parabolic
c irregular
d elliptical

1. one orbit around the sun is known as a ___.

a rotation
b tidal change
c season
d revolution

1. the turning or spinning of a planet on its axis is known as ___.

a precession
b orbit
c revolution
d rotation

1. the point between two objects where they balance each other, or the center of mass where two or more celestial bodies orbit each other.

a nutation
b barycenter
c revolution
d precession

Explanation:

1. The hydrosphere includes all water on Earth's surface such as oceans, groundwater, lakes, and glaciers.
2. Earth's four major spheres are the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere.
3. Latitude is the distance measured in degrees north or south from the equator.
4. The rotation of Earth is responsible for night and day.
5. Ultraviolet radiation has shorter wavelengths (higher frequencies) compared to radio, microwaves, and infrared.
6. Radio waves have the longest wavelengths among the given options.
7. Planetary orbits are elliptical.
8. One orbit around the sun is known as a revolution.
9. The turning or spinning of a planet on its axis is rotation.
10. The barycenter is the point between two or more celestial bodies where they balance each other, or the center of mass where they orbit each other.

Answer:

1. C. the hydrosphere
2. B. hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere
3. C. latitude
4. A. rotation
5. C. ultraviolet
6. A. radio
7. D. elliptical
8. D. revolution
9. D. rotation
10. B. barycenter