Plate Tectonics
What are the three boundaries of tectonic plates and how do they move?
What is the relationship between temperature and kinetic energy?
What celestial body rotates, is made of gas, and provides light and energy?
The Sun
What are the sections of an energy pyramid called?
Trophic Levels
List negative impacts on ocean systems.
Overfishing, invasive species, pollution, oil drilling.
Provide two pieces of evidence that support Pangea.
How does kinetic energy affect the state of matter?
What are the two classifications of planets?
Terrestrial and Jovian
List each level of an energy pyramid and the amount of energy at each level
500: Producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers, apex predators.
List the things necessary to sustain life
Proximity to the Sun, Correct temperature, composition of atmosphere, liquid water
How do tectonic plate movements cause earthquakes?
Define the vocabulary word: A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole.
System
Name the terrestrial planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
How are nutrients returned back to the soil in a biosphere?
Decomposers
What is responsible for holding the planets in orbit?
Gravity
What direction does heat move? From cold to hot or hot to cold?
Hot to Cold
Define the vocabulary word: Thermal energy transfers through waves or rays.
Radiation
Name the Jovian planets.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
At which level of an energy pyramid would you find the least amount of energy available?
Apex Predators or Tertiary Predators
What is the source of gravity?
The Sun
Explain the concept of subduction.
500: Subduction is when one plate moves under another
What happens to kinetic energy when temperature decreases?
Explain the relationship between mass and gravity.
500: More mass results in stronger gravitational pull
How much energy is transferred between levels?
10%
What are positive ways humans impact Ocean Systems
Marine protected areas, sustainable practices, pollution regulations.