The Earth
Climate
consumption
Recycle or go home
this and that
100
crust
What is the layer of rock covering Earth's mantle
100
air pressure
What is the weight of the air pressing on Earth's surface.
100
food chain
What is the flow of matter and energy through a community.
100
recycle
What is the process of collcting and reprocessing waste material.
100
carbon dioxide
What is the compound that is the primary reason that there has been an increase in Earth's atmospheric temperature.
200
Lava
What is magma that reachers Earth's surface
200
ozone
What is a form of oxygen that protects the biosphere from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light.
200
scavengers
What are animals that feed on dead organisms that they did not kill.
200
hazardous substances
What are the substances that pose a threat to human health or the environment.
200
fossil records
What is the reason a geologist can compare current environmental conditions with those from previous years.
300
plates
What are the huge slaps of rocks making up what the Earth's continents rest upon.
300
precipitation
What is water that falls from the atmosphere.
300
omnivores
What are organisms that eat BOTH plants and animals.
300
conservation
What is the wise and careful use and protection of resources.
300
transpiration
What is the return of water to the environment by plants.
400
Volcano
What is an opening in Earth's crust through which molten magma reaches the surface.
400
weather
What is a short-term condition om the troposphere.
400
predators
What are the animals at the top of the food chain.
400
fossil fuels
What is the ancient remains of plants and animals that fuel our world today.
400
biological adaptation
What is the reason a species changes its physical characteristics. An example is a snowshoe rabbit being white in winter but brown in summer.
500
Tsunamis
What is a huge wave caused by earthquakes
500
maritime climate
What is climate modified by the oceans.
500
detritus
What is the organic remains of plants and animals.
500
acid rain
What is the chemicals compounds of sulfur and nitrogen that combine with moisture in the atmosphere.
500
anemometer
What is an instrument uses to measure wind speed.
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