Earth Systems Miscellaneous
The number of interacting systems that make up our Earth.
What is 4?
The meaning of the greek root "bio"
What is life
The meaning of the Greek root "geo"
What is rock/ Earth
The meaning of the Greek root "hydro"
What is water
The meaning of the Greek root "atmo"
What is air
True or False: Earth's systems are important.
What is true?
Which is not part of the biosphere?
plants, humans, bacteria, water
What is water?
The giant puzzle pieces of the crust layer that are constantly shifting
What are tectonic plates?
Water is found on Earth in what three states?
What are Solid, Liquid, or Gas
The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
What is weather?
True or False: Earth's systems rely on one another.
What is true?
What is a community of organisms interacting with each other and their environment.
What is ecosystem?
Earth is made up of 4 basic layers, what are those layers?
What are the Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, and Inner Core
This is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.
What is the Water Cycle?
This gas, increasing due to human activity, traps heat in the atmosphere.
What is carbon dioxide?
All of Earth's systems ___________, or work together.
What is interact?
When a species disappears from the biosphere entirely, this has occurred.
What is extinction?
The terms for the 3 ways tectonic plates move in relationship to each other
What is Convergent, Divergent and Transform?
The process of turning from liquid into vapor.
What is evaporation?
Forests and ________ serve as carbon sinks by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
What are oceans?
A group of parts/ things that interact and work together to perform a job or function.
What is a system/sphere?
When communities are forced to leave their native habitats as climate shifts, sea levels rise, and ecosystems degrade.
What are displaced populations?
Two metals abundant in Earth's core responsible for generating Earth's magnetic field.
What is Iron and nickel?
When the pH changes due to absorbing great amounts of carbon dioxide.
What is ocean acidification?
The term for the balance between the energy the Earth receives from the sun and the energy it radiates back into space
What is Global Energy Budget?