Earth’s Spheres
This is the sphere that includes all water on Earth
What is the Hydrosphere?
This is the type of energy transfer occurs by direct contact.
What is conduction?
This is a type of weathering is caused by acid rain.
This forms at a continental convergent plate boundary.
What is a mountain?
What is deforestation?
This sphere includes all living organisms.
What is the biosphere?
The is the type of energy transfer that drives ocean currents.
What is convection?
This is the process of wearing down rock.
What is weathering?
This happens to plates during subduction.
What is one plate slides under another?
Name ONE negative affect of urbanization.
What is
increased runoff
flooding
increased pollution
habitat destruction
These are the two spheres which interact during a forest fire.
What is the Biosphere and Atmosphere?
This is the energy transfer that heats up the sand on a beach.
This is the process of a moving river carries small rocks and sediment to a new location.
What is erosion?
These are land formations (two) that occurs at a divergent boundary.
What is the mid-ocen ridge and a rift valley?
This human activity affects air quality and can lead to acid rain.
What is burning fossil fuels?
There are the two spheres that interact during a volcanic eruption.
What are the geosphere and atmosphere?
Land heats up faster (during the day) and cools down faster (at night) as compared to water leading to ___________ and ________ ____________.
What are land and sea breezes?
This is the land form that forms at the mouth of a river due to erosion.
What is a Delta?
Name TWO ways humans can HELP reduce their negative impact on Earth.
What are
recycling planting trees using less water
using renewable energy sources (solar, wind)
less pollution
There are three spheres which interact during a hurricane.
What are atmosphere hydrosphere, geosphere (optional biosphere).
This process inside the Earth drives the movements of plate tectonics.
What is a sand dune?
Name TWO types of evidence for the Continental Drift Theory.
What are:
fossils
matching coast lines
rock formations
Deforestation can have a huge impact on the atmosphere and biosphere, such as _______________ and _____________.
What is increased CO2 in our atmosphere and destroy homes of animals?