Geosphere/Biosphere
What allows Earth to support the existance of living things?
The Biosphere
What affects Earth’s precipitation?
Temperature of the air causes precipitation
Precipitation produced by the interaction of water and sulfur in the atmosphere
Acid Rain
How are systems interdependent?
Systems constantly interact with each other
What do living things need in order to survive?
oxygen, sunlight, food, water
What are Earth’s four unique systems?
Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Atmosphere
Why is it helpful that the atmosphere is so thick?
Gases protect from harmful UV rays, allow visible light through to warm Earth, and traps some heat to support life
Earth system that includes rock, soil, sediment, core and mantle?
Geosphere
Which of Earth’s systems interact with ALL the systems?
Biosphere interacts with all systems
List the layers of the Geosphere.
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
How does acid rain impact the geosphere and biosphere?
Pollution in air strips soil of nutrients, killing plants & pollutes water, poisoning fish
What is the result of interactions between the hydrosphere and atmosphere?
Hurricanes and tropical storms = result of hydro/atmo interaction
a group of parts that work together to complete a task
System
Which of Earth's spheres cause rocks to have unique shpaes
geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere
How are the inner core and outer core different?
The inner core is solid and the outer core is liquid.
How do the Geosphere and Biosphere interact?
The Geosphere supports the plants and animals in the Biosphere that cannot survive in water.
What type of water makes up the Earth’s hydrosphere?
Mostly saltwater, little freshwater
to clearly show the difference between two objects is to____________?
Distinguish
How does the greenhouse effect work?
Energy from the sun warms the earth, some escapes back to space, some is held by greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere
What spheres interact with the Hydrosphere?
Geosphere, Biosphere, Atmosphere
How would you group the living and nonliving things on earth?
The living things are part of the Biosphere and the nonliving are part of the Geosphere.
What is Earth's Atmosphere made of and how does the atmosphere interact with the hydrosphere?
Earth's atmoshphere is made of gasses and the atmosphere contains water as clouds which are part of the hydrosphere.
Make from new or raw materials
Produce
How does burning fossil fuels affect Earth?
Burning fossil fuels increase temperature of atmosphere, increase gases, and put animals & plants at risk
Tell how matter from one sphere can move through at least two other spheres.
Water from the hydrosphere is absorbed by plants in the biosphere. The plant uses water for life processes. When the plant dies, it is broken down and becomes part of the geosphere.