Water Cycle
Water that falls from the earth's atmosphere
precipitation
What is CO2?
carbon dioxide
Rocks made from cooling magma are called what?
igneous
What happens to carbon that's been in the ground for millions of years?
turns into fossil fuels
What are the 4 earth spheres?
atmo, hydro, bio and geo
evaporation
What is one way carbon is released into the atmosphere?
-burning fossil fuels
-respiration
-decomposition
What is weathering?
the breaking down of rocks into sediments (smaller pieces)
What state of matter is a cloud?
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is part of which sphere?
atmosphere
Water that changes from gas to liquid when it cools down
condensation
How is carbon is absorbed from the atmosphere?
plants through photosynthesis
Rocks made underground from heat and pressure are?
metamorphic
How does carbon and oxygen cycle between plants and humans?
plants absorb CO2 and release oxygen
animals do opposite
Humans are part of which sphere?
biosphere
What is the sun's and gravity's role in the water cycle?
the sun makes it go up (evaporation) and gravity makes it go down (precipitation + runoff)
What are fossil fuels?
dead animals and plants that become sources of energy after millions of years
Rocks made from sediments being compacted together are?
sedimentary
What are 3 types of fossil fuels?
oil, coal, natural gas
What two spheres interact during a volcanic eruption? Explain
atmo and geo
What is transpiration?
How is global warming affected by the carbon cycle?
When fossil fuels are burned it released carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which traps heat in the earth
What are the 4 ways rocks can moved due to erosion?
water, wind, ice, gravity
It transforms existing material into new material
How do all 4 spheres interact during photosynthesis?
bio - plant
atmo - carbon dioxide
geo - soil
hydro - water