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248 SCIPAD - BIG IDEAS - BOOK 2
EARTH SYSTEMS
End of Chapter Review Questions
1. Use the keywords below to label the following diagram.
Biosphere - Atmosphere - Lithosphere - Hydrosphere
2. Use the knowledge you have gained to complete the following sentences:
(a) Around 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered with  .
(b) Most of the freshwater on Earth is  (ice and snow).
(c) There is much more  water on Earth than freshwater.
3. Link the following terms to their definition:
Water cycle • • The process where water vapour cools and
forms liquid water.
Evaporation • • When water in the atmosphere falls to Earth as
rain, hail or snow.
Condensation • •
The repeating process of evaporation and
precipitation that moves water from the Earth
into the atmosphere, and back to Earth again.
Transpiration • • Occurs when liquid water is heated and turns
into a gas.
Precipitation • • A type of evaporation that occurs in the
leaves and stems of plants.
Weathering • • A physical or chemical process that breaks
down rock on the Earth’s surface.