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What does Biotic describe?
Living elements on Earth
What are tectonic plates?
Sections of the Earth's crust that move slowly due to convection currents
Abiotic
Non-living elements
Commensalism
A relationship between two organisms in which one organisms benefits and the other is unaffected
Competition
The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources
Prey
An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
What is a fault?
A break in the Earth's crust at a plate boundary
Ecosystem
A community if organisms and their abiotic environment
Abiotic
Non-living elements on earth
What is the difference between Consumer and producer?
A consumer eats other organisms to get it's energy
A producer Makes it's own food
Camouflage
The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance or creating a disguise
Reproduction
The process of producing offspring
Predation
An interaction in which one organism captures, kills and feeds on another
What is subduction?
When one tectonic plates is pushed under another
Habitat
Where an organism lives
Survival
The ability to continue living
Organism
A single living thing
Population
Group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area
Symbiosis
A close relationship between two species in which at least one benefits
Community
All the different populations that live together in an area
Name the current that causes the movement under the tectonic plates?
Convection Currents
Where are volcanos and earthquakes most likely to happen?
Volcanoes and earthquakes are most likely to occur along the edges of tectonic plates, particularly around the Pacific Ocean in a region called the "Ring of Fire", where one plate is often subducting beneath another plate; this area experiences the majority of the world's seismic activity.
Hydrophobic
fear of water
Adaptation
An inherited characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment
Parasitism
A relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed
How does the shape of the continents help support the theory of continental drift?
The shape of continents, particularly the apparent "jigsaw puzzle fit" between coastlines like the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa, provides key evidence for the theory of continental drift, suggesting that these landmasses were once connected as a single large continent and have since drifted apart over time.
What is the difference between Mutualism and Neutralism?
Mutualism is a relationship between 2 species in which both benefit
Neutralism is 2 organisms that live together with no effect on each other
What is the Oceanic Crust?
The crust under the ocean floor
What is a convergent boundary?
Two plates collide pushing together
What is a divergent boundary?
Two plates move away from each other?
What is continental drift?
The slow movement of continents and tectonic plates over millions of years
What is the Ocean basin?
The deepest part of the ocean floor
Describe what the mid ocean ridge looks like.
A mountain range on the ocean floor
What is a transform boundary?
Two plates move in opposite directions past each other
How is the mid ocean ridge formed?
Two plates move apart and magma pushes up
Which layer is the crust of the earth?
The solid outer layer
What is the continental crust?
The crust that makes up the land
Describe what happens to liquid in a convection current?
Warm liquids rise and cooler liquids sink
What is the lithosphere and what does it contain?
The solid outer layer of the earth and it contains the crust and the mantle
What is the Astheosphere and what does the movement here cause?
The liquid layer under the lithosphere , movement here causes tectonic plates to move
What are fossils and where can they be found?
Preserved remains of living things from the past found in rock layers
What is a rift valley?
A lowland area created where two plates pull apart
Name the top layer of the earth
The crust
How do tectonic plates move?
Tectonic plates move due to convection currents in the Earth's mantle, which are driven by heat from the planet's core, causing hot magma to rise, cool, and sink in a circular motion, effectively pushing and pulling the plates above them; this process is often described as "ridge push" and "slab pull.
What is the difference between the 3 types of plate boundaries?
The three types of plate boundaries are: divergent where plates move apart, creating new crust; convergent where plates collide, often causing one plate to subduct beneath the other, destroying crust; and transform where plates slide past each other horizontally, neither creating nor destroying crust
What does the movement of a divergent boundary create?
this movement causes magma to rise from the Earth's mantle, creating new crustal material in the gap between the separating plates.
What does the movement of a convergent boundary create?
collision between plates, often resulting in one plate sinking beneath the other (subduction) or both plates crumpling upwards to form mountains depending on the type of plates involved
What does the movement of a transform boundary create?
The movement of a transform boundary primarily creates earthquakes due to the friction generated when tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, causing the crust to crack and break along the fault line, with no new crust being created or destroyed; this is often accompanied by a landscape of linear fault valleys and ridges depending on the movement of the plates along the boundary.
How do fossils help support the theory of continental drift?
Fossils support the theory of continental drift by showing that similar types of plants and animals were once found on different continents, suggesting that these landmasses were once connected as a single supercontinent (Pangaea) before drifting apart, as the presence of the same fossils in geographically separated locations indicates a shared geological history.