Atmosphere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
"Sphere" of influence
100
This layer contains the Ozone
What is Stratosphere
100
Mountains form when these crash together.
What are tectonic plates
100
The difference between fresh water and ocean water is that ocean water contains more of this
What is salt
100
These two autotrophs produce most of the oxygen in the atmosphere
What are green plants and algae
100
Nearly all of the water on the earth, regardless of whether it is liquid, solid, or gas, is found in this layer
What is the hydrosphere
200
Energy transfers in the atmosphere include radiation, conduction, and this
What is convection
200
Earthquakes are measured o this scale
What is the Richter Scale
200
The water cycle consists of evaporation, condensation, this, ground runoff and infiltration
What is precipitation
200
All organisms are either producers or this
What are consumers
200
Of the four main spheres, this is the smallest, existing from the bottom of the ocean to a few miles into the air
What is biosphere
300
The weather, as well as commercial airlines, exist in this layer
What is troposphere
300
This is the molten rock found in the upper mantle
What is magma
300
The sun heats up ocean water causing it to do this, one of the steps of the water cycle
What is evaporate
300
If an organism converts sun light into food it is known as this
What is an autotroph
300
The liquid portion of the crust which the tectonic plates float on is know as this
What is the Asthenosphere
400
This layer, as its name implies, is the hottest layer of the atmosphere
What is the thermosphere
400
This super continent ,which broke up 100 million years ago, was first postulated based on how well South American and Africa fit together.
What is Pangea
400
After a rain storm, most of the water on the surface end up in rivers, streams, and lakes from this process
What is runoff
400
From Greek words meaning "other" and "nurish" these organisms eat other organisms for their energy
What are heterotrphs
400
The middle layer of the geosphere, as well as the middle layer of the atmosphere, is known as this
What is Mesosphere
500
Nitrogen and this gas make up nearly 100% of the earth's atmosphere
What is Oxygen
500
This has a solid inner portion which is surrounded by a liquid outer portion
What is core
500
After a rain storm, water seeps underground through this process
What is infiltration
500
All heterotrophs are either herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, decomposers, or this
What are detritvores
500
The outer portion of the atmosphere, where communication satellites orbit the earth, is this
What is the Exosphere
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