Earth Systems
What earth system does soil belong to?
Geosphere
Does climate or weather have to do with latitude?
Climate
What is the percentage of water on Earth?
Hint: Earth vs land
71%
What is an Inference?
An educated guess based on an observation.
Which vocabulary word does the following definition belong to?:
...Varies from day to day and seasonally throughout the year?
Weather
Fill in the blank:
Hydrosphere: Earth's ice, water ____, and liquid water.
Vapor
Does the data for weather involve climate or does the data for climate involve weather?
The data for climate involves weather.
How much of Earth's water is in oceans?
97%
What word goes with this definition:
Facts gathered using the 5 senses.
Observation
Which Earth System does a Glacier belong to?
Hydrosphere
Air is considered what?
A gas
Which of Earth's systems is in the definition of weather?
Atmosphere
How much of Earth's water is Fresh Water?
3%
Where is 2% of Earth's fresh water located that we do NOT have access to?
Provide an example of how the hydrosphere interacts with the biosphere.
Answers will vary.
Are humans apart of the Biosphere?
Yes
Which definition does the following belong to? Weather or Climate?:
The region's weather over one year or many years.
Climate
How much of Earth's water is drinkable that we have access to?
0.003%
Why is water important?
All living things need water to survive.
"Today it was colder than usual."
Does that statement represent weather, climate, or both?
Both
What Earth System does molten rock belong to?
Geosphere
Which word (climate or weather) uses the Average of a specific places/regions weather?
Climate
What bodies of water are Fresh water?
Hint: There is more than 1 answer.
lakes
rivers
groundwater
glaciers/ice caps
How does the atmosphere and hydrosphere interact?
By exchanging water through evaporation and precipitation.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is based on a specific region/location's day and time. It changes daily.
Climate is based on a regions weather over a year or years.