Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Climate
Misc
100
What is the name of the process shown in the picture?
Divergence of the continental crust
100
The name of the process where water moves from the hydrosphere to the atmosphere is...
Evaporation
100
decaying of organisims is a part of ____________ and can ______________ into the ___________
1. fast carbon cycle
2. put CO2
3. Atmosphere
100
Climate is the short-term atmospheric (weather) conditions of a location on earth. TRUE OR FALSE?
FALSE
100
What is Ms. Rodriguez's favorite song?
"I am a paleontologist" by They May Be Giants
200
This gently sloping volcano in Hawaii is most likely associated with a _________ lava flow.
basaltic or basalt
200
Upwelling occurs near the...
equator
200
the atmosphere can influence the movement of the _______________ because temperature can help _______________ move across the globe.
1. hydrosphere (oceans)
2. Surface currents
200
Natural climate change is attributed to two cycles that are NOT the reason for climate change today.
1. Solar Cycles
2. Milankovitch Cycles
200
What is a process that happens in ALL spheres and contributes to our changing "dynamic" planet? Explain how...
convection
300
According to these seismic station readings which location is closer to the epicenter of the earthquake? How can you tell the proximity of an earthquake by looking at a seismogram?
1. Tepich Mexico.
2. Observing the lag time between the P and S wave. Greater the time between, the farther the distance from the epicenter.
300
____________ is the process in which ____________ pollute waterways causing a spike in growth of __________ which eventually removes ___________ from the water creating ___________.
1. Eutrophication
2. Nutrients (fertilizers and sewage)
3. Algae
4. Oxygen
5. Deadzones
300
__________ is located in the stratosphere and helps protect us from _________
1. ozone
2. Ultra violet radiation
300
Photosynthesis is a part of the _______________ and can _________________ from the ______________.
1. fast carbon cycle
2. remove CO2
3. atmosphere
300
What is the four-for-one special offered by Ms. Rodriguez?
1. Dismissal from class
2. Loss of participation credit
3. Email Ms. Salzano
4. phone call home
400
Convergent ocean and continental crusts can create...
volcanic mountains
400
This act ensured the quality of drinking water in 1974.
Clean water drinking act
400
This Milankovitch cycle takes approximately 100k years and results in the change of Earth's orbit around the sun.
Eccentricity
400
the combustion of ______________ is what scientists believe is contributing to modern climate change
fossil fuels
400
What type of rock is Ms. Rodriguez's favorite and why?
1. sedimentary.
2. the only rocks that have fossils from ancient life on Earth.
500
_______________ proposed the idea of continental displacement (drift). No one believed him until ____________ discovered ____________ in the ocean and found the locations of the first discovered plate boundaries. ____________ helped map out all of the plate boundaries and created our first ____________ map.
1. Alfred Wegener
2. Harry Hess
3. Mid-ocean ridge
4. Marie Tharp
5. Plate tectonics map
500
the thermohaline cycle is similar to what process of one of our previously discussed spheres (atmo, geo, hydro),
convection of the geosphere
500
Where is the international space station located?
the thermosphere
500
What happens when too much carbon dioxide enters the oceans? How does this impact ocean life?
Ocean acidification. Organism's shells can dissolve or animals cannot survive in low PH.
500
Who created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1970?
Richard Nixon