Voc.
The place where an organism usually lives is called a/an ________________________.
habitat
What do the Atmosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere and the Hydrosphere all have in common?
4 major parts of the Earth systems
The part of Earth that mainly consists of the rocky layers of the Earth's crust.
Geosphere
The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other gases absorb and reradiate energy.
Greenhouse effect
___________________ is a soil that is frozen throughout the year.
Permafrost
Both living and non-living factors make up the ______________________________ in which a living things live in.
Environment
Is the part that is all water systems on Earth.
Hydrosphere
The part of the Earth that is all living things, plants, animals, fungi, bacteria included.
Biosphere
______________ is often expressed as Earth's average surface temperature, which is currently 16 degrees C ( 61 degrees F).
Global climate
______________ is a greenhouse gas that is released from permafrost that absorbs solar energy and makes the atmosphere warmer.
Methane
Over use of resources in a habitat is called ______________________.
Resource depletion
Is a particular kind of pollution that comes from a specific site.
Point source pollution
This term describes a species that has died out completely.
Extinct
___________________ contains clues about past climates and are found in rocks, fossils, tree rings, and ice cores.
Paleoclimate data
A/ an _____________________ occurs when a change in one quantity changes a second quantity, and the second quantity then amplifies the changes in the first quantity.
Positive feedback loop
______________ is a statement that is proven.
Fact
Is a particular kind of pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single, specific site
Nonpoint-source pollution
Structures designed by humans or naturally created that are raised parts of land that contain rising waters.
Levee
_______________ are the remains of living things from long ago that can give us clues about past climates.
Fossils
How long are the Earth's cycle of tilt change?
41,000 years
______________ is what some one believes about something.
Opinion
Is the layer of gases that surround the Earth.
Atmosphere
An area in the ocean that living things cannot live due to high amounts of algae creating low oxygen levels for life use under water.
Dead zone
Term is used to refer to the effects of Earth's increasing global temperature.
Climate change
What is the Earth's axis tilt at the current moment in Earth's history?
23.5 Degrees