Water Cycle
What is the water cycle?
moves water among and between Earth's systems.
True or False
The Earth's rays do not hit the Earth straight on no matter where you are.
False
How does the wind or atomosphere effect the water cycle?
Winds over a body of water increase evaporation and that leads to precipitation.
something that repeats over and over in a pattern.
What two rocks are formed with sediment?
Metamorphic and sedimentry rocks.
What is evaporation?
It is the process by which a liquid changes to a gas.
Can the Sun's energy hit Earth at an angle?
yes
How do rain shadows effect all four spheres?
Atomosphere- moist wind blows up the side of a mountain.
geosphere- The mountain that creates the rain shadow, and where wind blows is the geosphere.
biosphere- Very little water hits plants and animals, and wind hits trees as it blows up the mountian.
hydrosphere- The little bit of water that hits the rain shadow is the hydrosphere.
respiration
a process in which carbon is being released by organisms.
Name one animal that is a decomposer
Earth worm.
What is condensation?
it is teh process by which a gas changes to a liquid.
True of False.
Not all of the Sun's energy hits Earth
true
How canthe biosphere cause erosion to happen?
A plant can grow on a mountain. As the tree grows it's roots go deeper in the ground. This can cause rocks to be broken apart, or it will uproot the tree.
Carbon taken in by plants can be used in a form of___?
food molecules.
Do I love or hate the tempeture when it is 85f or above?
HATE!!
What is precopitation?
it is water that falls from the clouds to Earth's surface.
Areas that energy is hit by an angle is more_____, and is _____.
spread out, cooler.
How can a volcanoes effect the biosphere in a good way?
Teh ash can create a rich soil good fr some plants to grow in.
What play a key role in the nitrogen cycle by fixing nitrogen.
bacteria.
What is wheathering and erosion?
processes that cause changes to the geosphere.
How does the water cycle effect al the spheres?
Atomosphere- When evaporation occurs the liquid changes to a gas and goes into the air.
Biosphere- The preciptation waters plants and is used as a drink by animals and people.
Geosphere- precipitation can fall into cracks and go underground.
Hydrosphere- It involves water in two forms. liquid and gas.
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The____ has an esstential roll in the water cycle?
Sun
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____ actions ccan effect all the ____.
human's, spheres
True or False.
Decomposers are involved only in the nitrogen cycle.
False. They are involved in the carbon and nitrogen cycle.
How does water and air pollution effect all the spheres? (NA)
Atomsphere-
Biosphere-
hydrosphere-
geosphere-