Patterns in Earth's Features
What is the Ring of Fire
Volcanoes outlining the shores of the Pacific Ocean
How much of the earth's water is freshwater?
Three percent
Define weathering
The breaking down of earth’s materials into smaller pieces.
Name the four spheres of the Earth
Atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere
What do plants use to make their own food?
Water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight
Fill in the blank, Where ever you find volcanoes, you will also find __________________.
earthquakes
How much of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
71%
Fill in the blank
Powerful forces of weathering include _____, _____, ___________, _________ _________, and ________.
wind, water, temperature, living organisms, chemicals
Which two spheres are interacting when a rainstorm causes a landslide?
hydrosphere and geosphere
Explain how a decomposer assists with the flow of energy.
A decomposer breaks down material dead or decaying material and enriches the soil with its waste.
What causes earthquakes and volcanoes
Plate tectonics shifting
Why is ground water important?
It fills rivers and lakes and provides water for people
in places where visible water is scarce, such as in desert towns of the western United States.
How can humans cause weathering?
When we build homes, roads, tunnels, or quarry
stone for construction or other uses.
Name three of Earth's systems that are interacting when a volcano erupts in the ocean.
geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere
Give an example of a food web that includes a lion.
Lion, cheetah, gazelle, zebra, grass. Answers will vary, but answer must include a lion and be a food web, not a food chain.
What landform is created when an earthquake happens
mountains
How many gallons of water of surface water and ground water combined do we use in the United States per day?
354.3 billion gallons
What is an example of chemical weathering?
Acid rain breaking down material, the dome on the capitol building turning green, etc...
What spheres are interacting when weathering and erosion occurs?
hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geoshere
Explain the law of conservation
Matter cannot be created or destroyed
How is new oceanic crust formed?
Tectonic plates move apart creating openings for lava to rise upward, erupt, and cool.
Why is 68.7% of the earth's fresh water not drinkable?
It is locked away in glaciers and icecaps.
Burrowing animals can also cause what type of weathering.
Physical
Describe a situation in which the biosphere interacts with the atmosphere
A bird flying through the air
Fill in the blank. An ice cube melting is an example of _________ change. A cake baking is an example of ________________ change.
Physical, chemical