Lithosphere
What are the two types of weathering?
Chemical and Physical
What percentage of the earth is water
70%
name the three biotic groups
producers, consumers and decomposers
explain spring tide
sun moon earth in straight line- higher than average tides
Name the layers of the Atmosphere
exo, thermo, meso, strato, tropho
What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates coming together?
Convergent
Explain infiltration
-various answers
explain the difference in abiotic and biotic
not living and living
What are two terrestrial planets?
earth, mars
what type of rotation do high pressure systems have
clockwise
How are earth quakes measured with what device?
A seismograph
Explain difference in permeable and impermeable
permeable- moves through
impermeable -does not move through
why is biodiversity important
variety in life
What is barycenter
the balance point between two celestial bodies
where do hurricanes originate
near equator and move towards warm water in gulf
Scale used to measure earthquake destruction
Richter Scale
what is a point source type of pollution
source can be directly pointed at and identifiable
what is an invasive species
any organism in ecosystem that did not originate there
In what two ways are the suns energy transferred
Convection and conduction
what happens when a cold and warm front collide
thunder and precipitation
What type of eruption will occur when the viscosity of magma is high
Composite or Strato volcano
Explain EL Nino
warm water piles in west pacific and influences weather along coast of south america and north america
Name one invasive species
kudzu or others
What is the purpose of the earths magneto shield
to protect the earth from harmful particles in space
Where is the ozone layer located
stratosphere