GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
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The solid crust or the hard top layer of the earth.
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All the waters on the earth’s surface.
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Source of fresh water
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Detailed explanation-1: -A hydrosphere is the total amount of water on a planet. The hydrosphere includes water that is on the surface of the planet, underground, and in the air. A planet’s hydrosphere can be liquid, vapor, or ice. On Earth, liquid water exists on the surface in the form of oceans, lakes and rivers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The word hydrosphere comes from the Greek words for “water” and “ball.” It is the term used to talk about all of the water on our planet Earth.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hydrosphere provides a place for many plants and animals to live in. Many gasses like CO2, O2, nutrients like ammonium and nitrite(NO–2) as well as other ions are dissolved in water. The presence of these substances is essential for life to exist in water.
Detailed explanation-4: -The hydrosphere includes water storage areas such as oceans, seas, lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams.
Detailed explanation-5: -“ The hydrosphere includes the oceans, rivers, lakes, groundwater, and water frozen in glaciers.