Vocabulary 1
The Earth Sphere that is composed of all the living thingds on Earth.
the biosphere
The movement of sediment.
erosion
Name the two spheres interacting when humans and/or animals are drinking water to survive.
biosphere and hyrdrosphere
Alter is another word for this.
change
rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain, hail
precipitation
A group of organisms of the same type that are capable of reproducing together.
a species
The dynamic movement of water on, below, and above Earth's surface.
water cycle
The kind of weathering that occurs during the freeze/thaw cycle.
physical weathering
Always changing
dynamic
Most of the Earth's water can be found here.
the oceans
The variety of species on Earth or in any one environment on Earth.
biodiversity
A place where water collects.
reservoir
The kind of weathering that occurs when acid rain smooths the surface of stone.
chemical weathering
A landslide is an example of these two spheres interacting
hydrosphere and geosphere
Hydro means
water
A large region on Earth with a specific climate that contains certain species.
biome
Relating to Earth's rocky inner and outer features (adjective)
geologic
This causes acid rain.
human pollution of the atmosphere through car and factory exhaust
Photosynthesis is an example of the hydrosphere interacting with this sphere
biosphere
Bio means
life
The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces.
weathering
The process by which rock changes form through igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic types.
rock cycle
an example of hydrosphere and atmosphere interacting
water vapor, precipitation, evaporation, changs in climate
When water or snow freezes in rocks, weathering the rocks.
freeze/thaw cycle
Geo means
rocks