Earth's Resources
What is the deepest part of the ocean called?
Coyote, Grass, Racoon, Owl, Trees
Producers are grass and trees
Consumers are Coyotes and Owls
The racoon is a scavenger
What movie did we watch last week?
San Andreas
Name 3 out of the 4 nonrenewable resources.
Nuclear, coal, oil, natural gas
How does an oil spill impact marine life?
Coating the feathers and fur in oil which causes them to drown or suffocate
What is the difference between species richness and species evenness?
Richness is the total number of different species in an area while evenness is how evenly distributed the species are.
What is the tallest and largest volcano type?
Strato / Composite
Are the continental and oceanic plates named after where they originate from?
Yes
Name 4 out of the 6 renewable resources.
Tidal, Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Tidal, Biofuel
What characteristic increases as you go deeper into the ocean (near the Trenches Zone)? Choose 3:
Pressure Temperature Sunlight
Darkness Salinity Oxygen
Pressure, Salinity, Darkness
A mosquito bites and feeds off of the human. What type of relationship is this?
Mutualism, Predator/Prey, Parasitism, Commensalism
Parasitism
Name the 4 types of volcanoes we learned about in this class.
Shield, Cinder Cone, Lava Dome, Strato or Composite
What is the main cause of forest fires?
Human activity
Explain the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Renewable resources cause less pollution and can be replaced, while nonrenewable energy sources create more pollution and will eventually run out.
What is the thermohaline circulation?
It is what drives the ocean currents around the world.
A tree frog rests on a plant and gets a safe, hidden place to rest, while the plant suffers no damage and receives no benefit. What type of relationship is this?
Mutualism, Predator/Prey, Parasitism, Commensalism
Commensalism
Which 2 volcanoes have an explosive pyroclastic flow instead of the 2 that have a runny lava flow?
Composite/ Strato and Lava dome
Why do more people not use nuclear power? Name at least 2 reasons.
People fear catastrophic accidents, concerns over the long-term storage of radioactive waste, and the high upfront costs
1. What is the primary consequence of ocean acidification on marine life?
2. How can we help reduce ocean acidification?
1. Damages to coral reefs
2. Reduce the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere
Match: A. Biome, B. Habitat, C. Ecosystem
1. The physical space where an organism makes its home.
2. The community of different species and how they interact with their environment.
3. An area of the planet characterized by its climate and species found there.
1. B
2. C
3. A
Looking at the picture Mrs. K or Mrs. B will display, please identify 3 areas on the volcano.
1. Magma Chamber
2. Magma Conduit (path the magma takes)
3. Vent
4. Lava Flow
5. Pyroclastic flow
6. Igneous Rock
7. Dikes and Sills
Name all 5 zones of the ocean.
Sunlight, Twilight, Midnight, Abyssal, Trenches