Earth Systems Miscellaneous
The number of interacting systems that make up our Earth.
What is 4?
The meaning of the latin root "geo"
What is rock/ Earth
The meaning of the latin root "atmo"
What is air
True or False: Earth's systems are important.
What is true?
What is the term for a group of ecosystems with similar climates and communities?
What is biome?
97% of the water on Earth is made up of __________________.
salt water
The amount of layers of the atmosphere
What is 5?
True or False: Earth's systems rely on one another.
What is true?
Which is not part of the biosphere?
plants, humans, bacteria, water
What is water?
Scientists refer the the material that plants grown in as _____________.
What is soil?
The process by which water moves through the Earth and Atmosphere
What is the Water Cycle?
What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere?
What is the exosphere?
All of Earth's systems ___________, or work together.
What is interact?
Tundra
The process of breaking down rock into soil, sand, and tiny pieces is called __________________.
weathering.
This type of water on Earth is found in ice and glaciers and is called __________________.
frozen water.
Meteors disintegrate (or break apart) in this layer of the atmosphere because of the very cold temperatures. What layer is this?
What is mesosphere.
A group of parts/ things that interact and work together to perform a job or function.
What is a system?
All things that are in the biosphere are ____________.
Living
The carrying away or moving of rock and weathered material from one place to another by water, ice, or wind is called __________________.
erosion
What are 2 examples of salt water sources on Earth?
Oceans, bays, or seas.
The layer of the atmosphere we we live and where all weather occurs is the _________________.
Troposphere