Spheres
The amount of cloud cover directly impacts the temperature on Earth’s surface. This is an interaction between which of earth's spheres?
Atmosphere and Geosphere
Water turning from Liquid to Gas (vapor)
Evaporation
What is the scientific word for the shape of the land?
Topography
What are the two main sources of energy on earth?
Sun (solar) and underground/earth's core (geothermal)
What was the topic of this weeks homework?
Droughts
Bacteria convert nitrogen from the air into a form that is usable by plants. This is an interaction between which of earth's spheres?
Biosphere and Atmosphere
Rain, hail, sleet, snow....
Precipitation
What kind of force made the Himalayas mountain range?
Constructive Forces
What energy source drives the water cycle?
The sun
What is our next topic of learning?
Weather
Transpiration is the process by which moisture leaves plants through small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the air. These are interactions between which of Earth's Spheres?
Biosphere & Atmosphere
How is groundwater replenished?
Precipitation falls on the land. Some of the precipitation seeps in the ground and settles in an aquifer.
How are landforms like Dunes and Deltas' are both created by the buildup of sediment is an area....how are they different?
How they are built. Dunes are created with wind (atmosphere) and Deltas' are created by water (hydrosphere).
Name a system and break down it's components.
Ex: School, Bike, Human body, earth, ect...
List 8 landforms
mountain, lake, glacier, river, plateau, butte, hill, dune, delta, plain, coast, Mesa ect....
Warm ocean currents cause major weather events, such as hurricanes, that impact the survival of living things. Which of Earth's Spheres is NOT interacting with this example.
Cryosphere and Geosphere
Largest sources of freshwater on Earth?
Ice and Groundwater
When calculating the elevation on a topographic map how can you determine uphill and downhill?
Alluvial fans or finding the peak of the hill or mountain.
Give one example of how energy moves through a system.
ex: lava lamp- heat rises, molecules excite, organisms eat and break down food for energy, pedaling a bike, ect...
How old is the Earth?
4.5 billion years old
Erosion is defined as the process where broken rocks and sediment are picked up and moved to another place by ice, water or wind. Which of Earth's spheres is not part of the interaction described in this example?
Biosphere
What watershed do you live in?
The Mississippi River Watershed
Model (draw) what a mountain looks like on a topographic map.
Teacher will evaluate
Give an example of a positive feedback loop.
Students pushing in the hall, climate change