Biosphere
What do Humans, Animals, and Plants have in common?
They are all living
The hydrosphere is the part of the earth made up of______?
water
What does atmos mean?
Air
List 4 layers of the Earth.
Crust, Mantle, Outer core, Inner core.
Igneous rock
Rocks formed by magma/lava.
This process involves cutting down trees on a massive scale and can lead to habitat loss.
Deforestation
Name the three states of matter and provide an example relating to water.
Solid (ice), Liquid (water), Gas (steam)
In what part of the atmosphere is the ozone layer?
What is the deepest layer have humans dug to?
12.2km (mantle)
List 2 plants that are dangerous
Poison Ivy, Carnivorous Plant, etc
How hot is the Earth's core?
50000C (hotter than the surface of the sun)
What does convergent, divergent and transform plate boundaries mean?
Convergent- coming together
Divergent- coming apart
Transform- moving against each other
The introduction of this type of species, not native to an area, can disrupt local ecosystems and biodiversity.
Include an example.
Invasive species eg. European rabbits, Lionfish, feral pig
Name all the layers of the atmosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.
What is the difference between a regular wave and a tsunami? (use the name of the plate boundary)
This process moves water from plants to the atmosphere as water vapour.
What is transpiration?
Provide an example of where the biosphere is found in the 3 other spheres.
Hydrosphere (bacteria)
Lithosphere (worms in soil)
Atmosphere (CO2 breathed by humans)
Name one interaction between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere.
condensation, evaporation, precipitation.
Explain wind.
What replaced the scientific concept of continental drift and what does it mean?
Plate tectonics- the layer under the crust that everything sits on that moves in relation to the others and causes natural disasters.
What is weather?
This is the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including temperature, humidity, and precipitation.