Atmosphere
This form of energy transfer primarily heats up Earth's atmosphere.
What is conduction?
This landform contains raised pieces of Earth that are less than 1,000 ft tall. The tops tend to be rounded, like knuckles.
What are hills?
A fossil is the result of an interaction between the biosphere and ______________.
In this geologic process, a stream washes away small bits of rock and sediment from the shores.
What is erosion?
Read this example of a geologic process: A steady sea-breeze blows across the beach. Over time, a sand dune forms.
What is deposition?
The Everglades is the best example in Florida of this type of landform.
What is a wetland (or marshes)?
This part of the atmosphere protects life on Earth from the sun's harmful radiation.
What is the Ozone layer (Stratosphere also accepted)?
The highest levels of erosion in a river occur here, where the water moves quickly.
Where is the confluence?
This layer of the atmosphere is where weather occurs.
What is the troposphere?
A rock that turns reddish-brown over time and starts to flake or crumble is an example of this geologic process.
What is chemical weathering?
The ____________ and biosphere are interacting when trees take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
What is the atmosphere?
In this process, sand flows down a river from the head waters to the meanders. As the water slows, the sand builds up a small sandy beach along the banks on each side of the river.
What is deposition?
This form of heat transfer is primarily responsible for generating the winds on Earth.
What is convection?
This form of thermal heat transfer is primarily responsible for heating up the geosphere on Earth.
What is radiation?
In the Everglades, the population of Egrets has recently declined, and more alligators are wandering around looking for water. This is the effect of what possible human-caused change?
(varies). Ex: What is draining water / building canals / building roads?
The water cycle is an interaction between the hydrosphere and ____________.
What is atmosphere?
What is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere?
What is nitrogen?
This term is used to describe physical weathering that occurs when sediment carried by air wears away rocks.
What is abrasion?
CHALLENGE: Write one interaction between the biosphere and another sphere. If it is correct and matches no one else's, you get the points. (No question format needed)
Varies
This form of physical weathering occurs when the ground freezes over and thaws throughout the winter and early spring. The rocks over time develop cracks and start to crumple.
What is freezing and thawing?