Earth's Spheres
Rock cycle
Natural Resources
Water cycle
100
All rocks and minerals on and underneath the Earth's surface.
Geosphere
100
What are the THREE types of rocks?
Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic
100
How are natural resources distributed around Earth?
Unevenly or Unequally
100
Why is most of the Earth's water not usable to humans?
97% of Earth's water is saltwater in the oceans.
200
Which 2 spheres are interacting in the Water Cycle?
Hydrosphere and Atmosphere
200
What TWO forces cause rocks to transform into Metamorphic rock?
Heat and Pressure
200
What is the difference between Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources?
Renewable takes LESS than 100 years to be made again.
Non-Renewable takes MORE than 100 years to be made again.
200
Gas changing to a Liquid is called __________?
Liquid changing to a Gas is called __________?
Condensation
Evaporation
300
Humans are part of which sphere?
Biosphere
300
What is a common characteristic of Sedimentary rocks?
Visible Layers
OR
Smaller Pieces Pressed Together
300
What is the definition of a Natural Resource?
Something made by the Earth and used by Humans.
300
What two things drive the Water Cycle?
Gravity and Solar Energy
400
Weathering and Erosion involve which two spheres?
Geosphere and Hydrosphere
400
What is the difference between Magma and Lava?
Magma is underground and becomes Lava when it reaches the surface.
400
What are the FOUR factors which affect where Earth's Natural Resources are found?
Earth's History, Climate,
Geology, and Location/Geography
400
_________ is the process when plants release water vapor through their leaves .
Transpiration
500
Human Impact affects which spheres?
ALL OF THEM
500
What steps would need to occur for a Metamorphic Rock to become a Sedimentary Rock?
Metamorphic -> Weathering/Erosion -> Sediment -> Cementation/Compaction -> Sedimentary
500
How does Petroleum form?
Marine organisms die and settle to the bottom of the sea, are covered by layers of rock, and transformed by heat and pressure.
500
Draw a diagram of the molecules in a Gas vs the molecules in a Liquid.
