Earth's Systems
This sphere includes all the water on Earth.
Hydrosphere
This tool measures temperature.
Thermometer
Organisms that make their own food using sunlight.
Producers
Energy of motion
Kinetic energy
The star at the center of our solar system
the Sun
This sphere includes all living things.
Biosphere
Short-term atmospheric conditions are called this.
Weather
Animals that eat only plants.
Herbivores
Stored energy
Potential energy
The path a planet takes around the Sun
Orbit
Weather happens in this layer of the Earth.
Atmosphere
Long-term patterns of weather in an area are called this.
Climate
The role an organism plays in its environment
Niche
Energy from the sun is called
Solar energy
The force that keeps planets in orbit
Gravity
This sphere includes rocks, soil, and landforms.
Geosphere
This type of cloud is tall and can bring thunderstorms.
Cumulonimbus clouds
Community.
Matter can change from solid to liquid in this process.
Melting
Earth's spinning on its axis causes this.
Day & night
When water evaporates, forms clouds, and falls as rain, it is part of this cycle.
The water cycle
This instrument measures wind speed.
Anemometer
When one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
Parasitism
Energy that travels in waves and can move through empty space
Light energy
The movement of Earth around the Sun is called this
Revolution