Earth Systems
Name the 4 earth systems and one word to describe each one
What is Atmosphere(air), Geosphere(land/soil), Hydrosphere(water), Biosphere (life)
Mt. Everest is apart of this Earth system
What is the geosphere
Plants take in carbon dioxide from the air. Which two systems are interacting?
What are the biosphere and atmosphere?
The cutting down or burning of all the trees in an area.
What is deforestation
Natural resources that can be replaced or never run out.
What are renewable resources
Humans are a part of this sphere
What is biosphere
Where most of the water on earth is located
What is ocean
Earth's rocks, soil, and land.
What is the Lithosphere
The increase of Earth's temperature
Global Warming
Process of breaking down rocks or minerals
What is weathering
The state of the atmosphere at a certain place and time (sunny, rainy, cloudy)
What is weather
Wind is a part of this Earth system
What is the atmosphere
Glaciers scrape and carry rock. Which two systems?
Hydrosphere + Lithosphere
Contamination of water, soil or the atmosphere caused by harmful substances
What is pollution
The pattern of the weather in an area over a long period of time
What is climate
Hurricanes and Tsunamis form in this Earth System
The moving of sediment to a new place, aka erosion, is caused by which two earth systems?
What is the hydrosphere & the atmosphere
The movement or displacement of sediments from broken rocks
What is erosion
The uncontrolled released of gasoline, fuels into the environment
What is oil spilling
Coal is a type of these resources
What is nonrenewable resources
Type of landform surrounded by water
What is an Island
Which of these holds the largest amounts of Earth's freshwater?
Glaciers, ground water, or the atmosphere?
Glaciers!
Glaciers have 2% of the Earth's water, which is the largest amount of freshwater. Groundwater and the atmosphere both have less than 1%
A volcano releases ash into the air. Which two systems?
Lithosphere + Atmosphere
The process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects
What is recycling
What amount of Earths water is saltwater? (Closest guess wins!)
97%