Earth's Systems
This system includes all the water on Earth.
* What is the hydrosphere?
This cycle involves water changing from liquid to gas and back again.
* What is the water cycle?
These organisms make their own food using sunlight.
* What are producers?
The process of water moving over land is called this.
* What is runoff?
True or False: Consumers get energy by eating plants or animals that eat plants.
* What is True?
The rocky part of Earth is called this.
* What is the geosphere?
In this process, water turns into a gas and rises into the air.
* What is evaporation?
Animals that eat other animals or plants are called this.
* What are consumers?
This cycle involves the movement of nitrogen through living things and the environment.
* What is the nitrogen cycle?
Plants get energy for photosynthesis from this source.
* What is the sun (or sunlight)?
All living things on Earth make up this system.
* What is the biosphere?
When water vapor turns back into liquid water, it's called this.
* What is condensation?
This shows how energy moves from one living thing to another in an ecosystem.
* What is a food chain?
The movement of energy through living things in an ecosystem is called this.
* What is energy flow?
Name two of Earth's major systems.
* What are any two of: atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere?
This system surrounds the Earth and contains gases.
* What is the atmosphere?
This is when water falls from clouds as rain, snow, or hail.
* What is precipitation?
A more complex version of a food chain that shows many connections is called this.
* What is a food web?
These organisms break down dead plants and animals.
* What are decomposers?
Plants get carbon for photosynthesis from this source.
* What is the air (or atmosphere)?
Where is most of the fresh water on Earth found?
What are glaciers?
Nitrogen must be fixed before its used what are 2 ways it can be fixed?
Lightening, Volcanic activity, Fungi
This is the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make their own food.
What is photosynthesis
This gas is taken in by plants during photosynthesis and released by animals when they breathe.
* What is carbon dioxide?
What do all food chains need to start with?
What is the sun?