Earth's Spheres
All the gases surrounding the Earth, including the air we breathe.
What is the Atmosphere?
Rabbits making burrows underground is an example of the _______________ and _______________ interacting.
What are geosphere and biosphere?
These help shape the landforms in the world.
What are ocean currents?
This is the state of the atmosphere at a cerain place and time.
What is weather?
These are natural resources that CANNOT be replaced after they are used. Examples: rocks, minerals, metals, uranium, fossil fuels such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas.
What are non-renewable resources?
All the water on planet Earth, including frozen water as ice and snow, water found underground, and water vapor in the atmosphere.
What is the Hydrosphere?
Elephants at a watering hole is an example of the ______________ and _______________ interacting.
What are hydrosphere and biosphere?
The percentage amount of precipitation the Earth's oceans receive.
What is 70%?
This is the pattern of the weather in an area over a long period of time.
What climate?
These are natural resources that cannot be used up or it is one that can be replaced within a human life span. Examples: air, water, soil, plants, and animals.
What are renewable resources?
All the Earth's rocks and minerals that make up th surface.
What is the Geosphere?
The wind will move and shift sand dunes in a desert which will affect the _________________and ___________________.
What are the atmosphere and geosphere?
The area on the dry side of the mountain range.
What is a rain shadow?
A natural process that slowly breaks apart or changes rock.
What is weathering?
This kind of water is frozen in glaciers. It also has a low concentration of salt therefore it excludes salt and seawater.
What is fresh water?
All the life forms on Earth, including all the animals, humans, plants, and trees.
What is the Biosphere?
An ice sheet or glacier will affect the ____________ primarily as it will cut through and break up land.
What is the geosphere?
Most of the Earth is covered in this kind of water.
What is salt water?
When tiny pieces of the Earth's surface are moved from one place to another, usually caused by moving water or wind. It happens very slowly.
What is erosion?
This means protecting our environment and the wildlife that lives in it.
What is conservation?
_______ means air, _______ means life, _______ means ground or Earth, and __________ means water.
What are Atmos, Bio, Geo, and Hydro?
A monsoon affects _______________,____________,and _____________.
What are the hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere?
The sunlight, twilight, midnight, abyss, and the trenches.
What are the names of the zones in the ocean?
A solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location.
What is sediment?
A natural substance formed from the buried remains of ancient organisms that can be used as a source of energy.
What are fossil fuels?