Earth Systems
The Florida panther is one of the most endangered mammals on Earth. Where is the air that Florida panthers' breath located?
In the atmosphere
Rhianna is studying the interactions of the different spheres of the Earth. She wants to create a model and test how the atmosphere and hydrosphere interact in different situations. When designing this experiment, she must be careful to do which of the following?
A.Control the outcome to match her hypothesis.
B.Use the most recent technology to collect the data.
C.Have an unbiased friend present for the experiment.
D.Change only one variable throughout the entire experiment.
The meaning of the latin root "geo"
What is rock/ Earth
The meaning of the latin root "atmo"
What is air
The continent of Antarctica is covered with an ice sheet. Which part of the Earth system includes the ice sheet?
Cryosphere
What 2 “Earth spheres” interact to cause normal ocean waves?
Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
Identify the independent variable.
Chaddwick was testing the effect that pH had on plant growth. He watered plants with the same amount of water, each plant received water that had a different, measured pH value. He measured the height of the plants daily for three weeks. Each plant received the same amount of sunlight, the same amount of water, the same type of soil, and the same amount of love.
pH
Which layer of the atmosphere has particles that are the most spread apart? Which layer are they closest together?
Thermosphere, Troposphere
Name two things that our atmosphere protects us from.
UV and Meteors
Ships encounter surface currents and waves as they travel across the ocean. Surface currents and waves form when energy from the sun causes two of Earth’s spheres to interact. Based on this evidence, which two spheres interact to produce these waves and currents?
atmosphere and the hydrosphere
Give one example of two Earth systems working together.
Accept answers as long as an example and spheres were shared
Identify the dependent variable
Chaddwick was testing the effect that pH had on plant growth. He watered plants with the same amount of water, each plant received water that had a different, measured pH value. He measured the height of the plants daily for three weeks. Each plant received the same amount of sunlight, the same amount of water, the same type of soil, and the same amount of love.
What is the plant height?
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the Ozone layer?
Stratosphere
This atmospheric layer protects us (Earth) from meteroids
What is the mesosphere?
Which of the “Earth’spheres” is most affected by weathering and erosion?
Geosphere
The breath was knocked out of me when I hit the ground after slipping on a patch of ice.
Identify spheres interacting
Biosphere, Atmosphere, Cyrosphere, Geosphere
Identify 2 control variables
Chaddwick was testing the effect that pH had on plant growth. He watered plants with the same amount of water, each plant received water that had a different, measured pH value. He measured the height of the plants daily for three weeks. Each plant received the same amount of sunlight, the same amount of water, the same type of soil, and the same amount of love.
Amount of Sunlight, amount of water, amount of love, type of soil
What determines the atmospheric layers?
Temperature variations
Which layer has the greatest air pressure?
What is the troposphere?
A group of parts/ things that interact and work together to perform a job or function.
What is a system?
•The dog drank from her bowl.
•It was a foggy day.
•The waterfall smoothed out the rocks below
Identify the Earth sphere present in all of these.
Hydrosphere
How could Chaddwick come up with a control group?
Chaddwick was testing the effect that pH had on plant growth. He watered plants with the same amount of water, each plant received water that had a different, measured pH value. He measured the height of the plants daily for three weeks. Each plant received the same amount of sunlight, the same amount of water, the same type of soil, and the same amount of love.
Test some plants with neutral pH.
Name the atmospheric layers in order from Space to Earth's surface
Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere
List the Order of the Atmosphere layers from closest to Earth to Farthest from Earth's surface.
Tropo, Strato, meso, Thermo