Matter and the Environment!
All material that in the universe that has mass and occupies space is called.......
Matter
______ is the removal of soil by water, wind, ice, or gravity, can lead to positive feedback loop.
Erosion
Earth's _____ is a thin layer of relatively cool rock that forms Earth's outer skin both on dry land and in the ocean.
Crust
_______ are matter that organisms require for their life processes.
Nutrients
Convection causes huge slabs of rock to rise and sink slowly through Earth's mantle. The main heat source for this movement is.....
Earth's mantle and core
_____ are the basic units of matter.
Atoms
Earth's _________ is made of all rock at and below Earth's surface.
Geosphere
Water moves from bodies of water and moist soil into the atmosphere by ______, the conversion of a substance from liquid to a gas.
Evaporation
_________ is the process by which organisms use oxygen to release the chemical energy of sugars and release CO2 and water.
The lithosphere combines what two layers?
Crust and Upper Mantel
Every atom has a _____, or central core, containing particles called protons and neutrons.
The ________ is the hard rock on and just below Earth's surface it is the outermost layer of the geosphere.
Lithosphere
Water returns from the atmosphere to Earth's surface as _______ such as rain or snow.
Precipitation
______________ are organisms, including plants and algae, that produce their own food.
Hint: it is a producer
Primary Producers
Which layer of the Earth has the GREATEST density and is solid?
_______ are polymers that serve many functions in organisms.
Proteins
The ______ consists of all the planet's living or once-living things and nonliving parts of the environment with which they interact.
Biosphere
Some precipitation and surface water soaks down through soil and rock to recharge underground reservoirs, or storage areas, known as _______.
Aquifers
In _________, producers pull carbon dioxide out of their environment and combine it with water in the presence of sunlight.
Photosynthesis
What does "geo-" mean?
Earth
Proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates,and lipids are called _________ because of their large size.
Macromolecules
What are the 5 Earth Sphere's
Geosphere, Lithosphere, Biosphere,Atmosphere, and Hydrosphere
These collisions and separations of plates result in _______ features such as mountains, islands, and continents.
Landforms
________ are organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down wastes and dead organisms.
Decomposers
This gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere.
Nitrogen