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

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