To solve the quiz, we need to fill in the blanks using the vocabulary bank provided at the bottom of the image. Since the vocabulary bank is not visible in your question, I will provide a general solution based on common Earth systems terminology. If you can provide the vocabulary bank, I can refine the answers further.
Solution:
1.
The _______ includes Earth's rock.
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Answer: Lithosphere
2.
It even includes the very ground that is made up of _______ plates forming our islands and continents.
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Answer: Tectonic
3.
The _______ includes Earth's water.
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Answer: Hydrosphere
4.
Most (97%) is salt water in the _______.
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Answer: Oceans
5.
Fresh water is found in underground in _______, on the surface in lakes and rivers and frozen in _______.
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Answer: Aquifers, Glaciers/Ice Caps
6.
The Earth's water is always moving through a water cycle where it _______ from the surface up into the atmosphere as a gas.
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Answer: Evaporates
7.
The _______ surrounds the Earth in gaseous layers held in place by _______.
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Answer: Atmosphere, Gravity
8.
We live in the layer called the _______ which reaches from the ground up 4-12 miles (6-20km) into the sky.
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Answer: Troposphere
9.
The next layer is the _______ where the air is much calmer. This is where commercial airplanes fly.
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Answer: Stratosphere
10.
The next layer is the _______. This layer stops most meteors as they fly toward Earth. All we see is the streak of light as they burn up.
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Answer: Mesosphere
11.
The _______ is next and is where the space shuttles orbited the Earth.
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Answer: Thermosphere
Final Answer:
1. Lithosphere
2. Tectonic
3. Hydrosphere
4. Oceans
5. Aquifers, Glaciers/Ice Caps
6. Evaporates
7. Atmosphere, Gravity
8. Troposphere
9. Stratosphere
10. Mesosphere
11. Thermosphere
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