2. You know that energy decreases with distance, but what does your experiment tell you about the relationship? Look at the graphs, which are different ways to measure something decreasing over distance or time. Based on your experiment, which graph resembles the way the sun’s energy decreases over distance?

Select the correct text in the passage. the moving continents affect all subsystems on earth. which sentence identifies a potentially negative consequence of shifting continents? the supercontinent pangaea began to break up about 175 million years ago. [during this process, more coastline was exposed as the landmasses separated]. [the rearrangement and displacement of these huge landmasses resulted in the diversity of plants and animals we see on earth today]. [the movement of the plates sometimes leads to earthquakes and tsunamis]. however, over the long course of earth's history, their effects are usually minimal. in oceans, the plate movements usually lead to seafloor spreading. [seafloor spreading often results in the formation of underwater ranges of mountains].

All of the following statements about the biosphere are true except: a. light and heat from the sun do not affect the biosphere. b. the biosphere gets resources from earth's crust, hydrosphere and atmosphere. c. like "biology", the name for the biosphere comes from the greek word for life. d. the biosphere includes all living organisms on earth's surface.

Match the graph type to its description. 1. uses symbols to describe information pie 2. compares different quantities at the same point in time line 3. compares increases and decreases in a quantity over a period of time bar 4. shows the relationship of parts to each other and to the whole pictograph