Layers of Atmosphere
Biosphere
Rock Types
Layers of Earth
Miscellaneous
100
How many layers are in the atmosphere?
There are 5 layers in the atmosphere
100
How many different regions make up the biosphere?
3
100
The rocks on Earth make up which layer of the biosphere?
Lithosphere
100
The hydrosphere is made up of
Water
100
There are ____ planets in the solar system
9
200
Name all of the layers of the atmosphere
Troposphere Stratosphere Mesosphere Thermosphere Exosphere
200
What are the different areas of the biosphere?
Hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere
200
Name the three (3) categories of rocks that we talked about
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
200
The atmosphere is made up of
Air / different types of gasses
200
Earth is the ______ planet from the sun
Third
300
This layer is closest to Earth's surface and is where weather occurs (rain, storms, snow)
What is the troposphere
300
Living things in the biosphere are called
Organisms
300
Match the rock to its description Igneous a. changes from heat and pressure Sedimentary b. forms from lava Metamorphic c. forms in layers
Igneous b. Sedimentary c. Metamorphic a.
300
The lithosphere is made up of
Different types of rocks
300
One reason Earth can sustain life is because
There is liquid water
400
Which layer do planes fly in and why?
The stratosphere because there are less weather disturbances.
400
What do organisms use to live that transfers and cycles through the biosphere?
Energy
400
This is where fossils are most often found
Sedimentary rock
400
The majority of the water on Earth is __________
Salt water
400
One reason Earth can sustain life is because
It has an atmosphere that contains air that we can breathe!
500
What does the ozone layer do and in which layer of the atmosphere is it found?
The ozone layer filters out UV radiation from the sun that would overheat Earth - stratosphere
500
Give an example of how an organism would interact with the biosphere
Answers will vary
500
This type of rocky originally starts as other types of rocks
Metamorphic
500
Fresh water is so important because
It sustains life on Earth
500
The study of Earth is called __________
Ecology
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