Spheres 1
What sphere is the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth?
Atmosphere
Earth's structure can be divided into 5 layers. What is the top layer?
Lithosphere
The atmosphere is divided into how many layers based on temperature changes?
4
What is the process by which liquid water is heated by the sun and then rises into the atmosphere as water vapor?
Evaporation
True or False: The only sphere life can exist on Earth is the biosphere.
True
Which layer is the narrow layer around Earth's surface in which life can exist?
Biosphere
Earthquake
What gas makes up 78% of the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What are the 5 major oceans on Earth, listed from biggest to smallest?
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic
Most life requires liquid water, moderate temperatures and what to survive?
Source of energy
In the composition of the geosphere, what are the 3 layers that make up the composition of Earth's interior?
Crust, Mantle, and Core
The Ring of Fire, an area where tectonic plate boundaries meet and volcanoes form, contains nearly what percentage of the world's active volcanoes?
75%
Oxygen
Most of the salt in the ocean is sodium chloride, which is made up of what elements?
Sodium and Chlorine
In an open system, what two things are exchanged between a system and the surrounding environment?
Matter and energy
If a forest caught fire, what two spheres would be directly impacted?
Name the layer of the earth that is a solid layer of mantle made of rock that flows very slowly?
Asthenosphere
What layer of the atmosphere contains ozone?
Stratosphere
The oceans together absorb how much of the solar radiation that reaches the planet's surface?
Over Half
What kind of system is Earth?
Closed System
Which sphere are tectonic plates located in?
Geosphere
Name the 5 layers of the structure of the Earth, starting from the top moving inward.
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, Inner Core
There are 3 important mechanisms responsible for transferring energy in the atmosphere. What are they?
Radiation, Conduction and Convection
In the Carbon Cycle, carbon is cycled between what?
The atmosphere, land, water and organisms.
What is the only thing that leaves Earth?
Heat