Spheres
This sphere includes all water on Earth
What is Hydrosphere
Which two processes of the water cycle releases water vapor into the atmosphere
What is evaporation and transpiration
Most systems on Earth are considered what type of system
What is an open system
What is the biggest impact humans do to the carbon and nitrogen cycle
What is a natural factor that affects the atmosphere?
What is a volcano / earthquake/ etc.
This sphere includes the rock and stone of our planet
What is lithosphere/ geosphere
What is the primary source of energy for the hydrologic cycle
A system that does not let energy or matter move through it
What is an isolated system
In the water ways, farmers contribute to the pollution by doing this?
What is using fertilizers
When water evaporates, its _____ thermal energy
What is gaining
A change in this determines when you change layers of the atmospheres
what is temperature
Which sphere do the different cycles go through?
What is all of them
The solar system, human body, and a forest are all an example of what?
What is an open system?
Where does contamination enter the water cycle?
What is anywhere
On a warm summer day, your cup has water droplets on the side of it. This is called _______ and it is _____ thermal energy
What is condensation and losing
The components that make up atmosphere
What is nitrogen, oxygen, argon
Any cycle that moves chemical element between the Earth, the atmosphere and living things is called what?
What is biogeochemical
In a fish tank with a lid is considered what type of system
What is a closed system
Body of rocks or sediment underground that holds water is called what?
What is an aquifer?
What kind of permeability does clay have?
Which sphere is necessary for us to live?
What is all of them
What needs to happen to the nitrogen in the air?
What is needs to be fixed so plants and animals can use it?
The Earth is what type of system?
What is an open system
Pollution that is caused from runoff, is what type?
What is non point
When soil allows a large amount of water to infiltrate what type of porosity does it have
What is high porosity