Water
What is the sphere called that includes all the liquid water on earth?
Hydrosphere
Which sphere includes dirt, rocks, soil, and landforms?
Geosphere
What layer protects us from meteors coming from outer space?
Mesosphere
Name one example of an apex predator.
Wolf, eagle, tiger, bear, humans, orca, minnow (only if in a small pond), lion, etc.
What is the second layer of the earth?
Continental crust
What percent of the earth's surface is covered in water?
75%
Which sphere are humans considered part of?
Biosphere
What is the layer of the atmosphere where our weather happens?
Troposphere
What is a secondary consumer and an example of a secondary consumer?
Something that eats the primary consumers. Examples could include mice, squirrel, toad, fish, birds, etc.
What are the giant slabs of rock that slide over the mantle called?
Tectonic plates
What percent of the earth's water is saline water?
97.5% (or 97%)
What does the word "sphere" mean?
Round or ball shaped
Which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer in?
Stratosphere
Name five things at the bottom of the food chain.
Grass, algae, trees, moss, phytoplankton, sunflower seeds, plants, etc.
How many versions of crust are on earth and what are they?
Oceanic crust, continental crust, and crust.
What are abiotic factors of an environment?
All of the non-living things in an environment (ex. sunlight, water, soil, rocks, oxygen, air, weather, etc.)
Name one sphere that would be impacted by a hurricane and an example of why.
Answers may vary.
Example: biosphere
Habitats get destroyed, wind can knock down trees, plants/animals could drown, etc.
How does the ozone layer protect the earth?
Keeps UV light from burning us (turning us into crispy humans).
Is a mouse an apex predator?
No
What is the definition of a plate boundary?
The place where plates pull apart, collide/subduct, or slide past each other.
What type of water do Gerald and Swim Shady live in?
Freshwater
Name the six main spheres of the earth.
Geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere, anthrosphere, atmosphere
Name three common gases associated with the atmosphere.
Oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide.
Name the five categories of the food chain in order.
1. Primary producers
2. Primary consumers
3. Secondary consumers
4. Tertiary consumers
5. Apex predator
What layer of the earth is made of magma?
Mantle