Biogeochemistry
Water Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Statistics
Other
100
What are the four "spheres" of Earth?
Biosphere Lithosphere Atmosphere Hydrosphere
100
What is the process in which water turns from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
100
A naturally abundant, nonmetallic element that occurs in all organic compounds and can be foudn in all known forms of life.
Carbon
100

A measure of central tendency that determines the most common

Mode

100
What is the energy source that drives the water and carbon cycles?
The sun
200
What is the sphere containing all life on earth?
Biosphere
200
What is the process called when small water droplets form on small particles on dirt in the sky?
Condensation
200

Plants and algae take in carbon dioxide and convert it into energy using sunlight and water

Photosynthesis

200

A measure of central tendency that determines the 'middle' number

Median

200
The continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean is called a _______________________.
Water Cycle
300
What is the sphere containing all of the water on earth including oceans, streams, lakes, and ponds?
Hydrosphere
300
What is it called when water evaporates through the leaves of plants?
Transpiration
300

Animals and plants use this process to break down sugars to release energy and carbon dioxide

Cellular Respiration

300

Calculate the median number 

6,6,4,8,2,1,1

1,1,2,4,6,6,8 = 4

300
On a hot day, the water droplets that form on a cold glass are called ________________.
condensation
400
What is the sphere containing the air, clouds, and weather?
Atmosphere
400
What is it called when water drifts off the surface of the land toward rivers, lakes, or ocean
Surface runoff
400

Fungi and bacteria use this process to break down dead organisms and waste

Decomposition

400

Calculate the mean

8,5,3,7,2

5

400

What is Ms Dowsett's dog's name?

Monte Carlo

500
What is the sphere containing all of the rocks, dirt, and soil on Earth?
Lithosphere
500

The process in which water moves through soil layers back to oceans and lakes

Percolation

500
The largest carbon "sink" in the world is
Ocean
500

As the effort of students in Ms Dowsett’s favourite class increases, the level of fun reported also increases. Identify the correlation

Positive correlation

500
Over millions of years, the carbon in dead plants and animals that are put under heat and pressure are converted into __________________.
Fossil Fuels
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