Atmosphere
What sphere / system contains the air we breathe?
Atmosphere
The biosphere includes _____________.
Living things // plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, etc.
The geosphere is the Earth system that includes __________.
Rocks / the Earth itself.
The hydrosphere includes bodies of water such as _____________.
Rivers, lakes, oceans
How can recycling help the Earth?
It keeps trash out of the land and water.
What's a way that the atmosphere interacts with the hydrosphere?
Precipitation, evaporation, clouds, ocean currents
What is one way the biosphere connects to the hydrosphere?
Plants and animals need water, water might reshape habitats, precipitation affects climate and weather where certain species thrive, polluted water might kill marine animals.
What can an earthquake do to the geosphere?
Crack rocks / the Earth's surface, shake the ground
How do humans use water?
Drinking, washing, cleaning, cooking, agriculture, fuel
How do people use trees and forests?
For paper, wood, homes / building
How would a hurricane in the atmosphere impact the geosphere and biosphere?
Change the land (geosphere) and harm plants / animals (biosphere).
How does building roads affect the biosphere?
Animals are displaced
How does water erosion affect the geosphere?
It wears down rocks and soil, sediment deposits in water.
Lakes and rivers can dry up during a ____________.
Drought
How do human actions contribute to climate change?
Burning fossil fuels, cutting down trees, driving gas cars, and farming release carbon dioxide that becomes trapped in the atmosphere, making the Earth warmer.
How does the atmosphere protect the Earth?
It is like a blanket; it shields us from sun rays.
An area classified according to the species that live in that location is called a ______________.
Biome
How might a volcanic eruption affect the geosphere?
It can alter landforms and create new ones.
How could an oil spill impact the hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and atmosphere?
1.) water pollution
2.) marine life can be harmed
3.) increased erosion, contamination of soil and sediment
4.) release pollutants like carbon into the atmosphere
How can humans help protect Earth's systems?
Keeping water clean, planting trees, recycling, reducing pollution and carbon emissions, protecting animals / habitats, etc.
Air pollution from ________ or __________ add harmful gases, such as __________ to the atmosphere.
1.) factories
2.) cars
3.) carbon dioxide (CO2)
How does cutting down trees affect the geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere?
1.) soil is weaker without the roots (roots protect soil / the geosphere)
2.) animal habitats are destroyed, animals are displaced
3.) carbon dioxide is released back into the atmosphere, adding to greenhouse emissions
4.) deforestation disrupts the water cycle // rainfall, evaporation, water storage
How does human construction of cities, buildings, homes, etc. impact the geosphere?
Humans dig, flatten land, and use natural resources such as stone to build.
What is transpiration?
The process by which people, animals, plants, and other living things "breathe" and release water molecules into the atmosphere.
How might building a dam change the environment?
It can stop or redirect the flow of water, flood land, affect animals.