Earth's Spheres and interactions
Name all 4 Spheres
Bio
Geo
Atmos
Hydros
the term for the shape of the land/the way the land looks?
Topography
What happens to water when it is cooled?
It becomes denser and sinks.
What's the difference between weather and climate?
The weather is temporary and the climate is over long periods of time and is predictable.
What is the difference between constructive and destructive forces?
Constructive buildup, destructive breakdown.
Give me an interaction between any two spheres
Answers will vary, but must accurately include two spheres.
Why are ocean currents so important to Earth's spheres
They regulate Earths temperatures.
What is the difference between a cold and warm front
A cold front is when a slow-moving cold air mass collides with a warm air mass, pushing it up and out of the way.
A warm front is when fast-moving warm air moves up and over a cold air mass.
define the terms
Weathering.
Erosion.
Deposition.
Weathering the breaking down of rocks
Erosion is the carrying away of the sediment left by weathering.
Deposition is when the process of erosion loses energy and drops the sediment, building new landforms.
Give 1 example of how the hydrosphere interacts with the biosphere in terms of food.
Less rainfall would result in less food availability,
Give examples to prove why water is both a constructive and destructive force.
Costructive because it can deposit sediment to make deltas
Destructive because it can chemically weather rocks and physically break it apart.
Name the three types of heat transfers and give a brief description of them.
Convection, transfer through a fluid (hot rises cold sinks)
Conduction has to be touching ( hand on stove)
Radiation the only kind that does not need anything to move through. its just passed through the space like a superpower. (the sun or a fire)
What type of weather follows a cold front?
Severe Weather (rain, thunderstorms, hurricanes, Etc.)
Name 3 landforms common to Florida
Dunes, Rivers, Coastlines, Plains, some plateaus
How do warm and cold currents affect the atmosphere above them.
cold makes the air above colder and warm make the air above them warmer.
How does the sun transfer its energy?
How is that energy categorized?
What are the three types?
electromagnetic waves (RADIATION)
by wave lengths (longest to the left, shortest to the right)
Inferred (heat) Visible light (rainbow) UV (damaging rays)
erosion and deposition are often used together, make a statement to most accurately describe the difference.
Erosion moves weathered material away and deposition resettles it.
Using a volcano as your scenario, explain how all 4 spheres interact during an eruption.
The atmosphere is affected by the smoke and ash that rise to the sky. While in the atmosphere, water vapor clings to the particles, creating heavy clouds and precipitation. The precipitation is acid rain, which weathers away the geosphere and also pollutes bodies of water where living organisms live.
Explain the process of upwelling
its when winds blow away the warm surface water and cold water is pulled up to replace it.
Explain how a river goes through the process of weathering, erosion, and deposition.
The water moving quickly carves into the sediment and breaks up large rocks that are then carried away in the current via erosion downstream. Once the water slows down at the bottom, it loses energy and deposits the sediment, forming a delta.