Spheres
Which sphere includes all of Earth's rocks, soil, and minerals?
Plants use energy from __ to make their own food from water and carbon dioxide.
Sunlight
The planet we live on
Earth
What state of matter is Helium?
Gas
____is a water ecosystem with very deep saltwater, very cold temperatures at the bottom layer, and rough currents.
Ocean
The layers of gases surrounding Earth is called?
Atmosphere
Which process depends on the intensity of visible light?
Photosynthesis
Any push or pull that can change an objects motion.
Force
What state of matter is Mountain Dew?
LIQUID
Rivers, Streams, ponds, lakes, marshes, estuaries, and oceans are
Water ecosystems
When water evaporates from the ocean and form clouds, which two spheres are interacting?
Atmosphere and Hydrospheres
A vole eats grass and seeds, and an owl eats the vole. This is an example of a ___
Food Chain
The force that pulls objects toward each other, especially toward earth.
Gravity
What state of matter has a definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space.
SOLID
Humans get ____ from reservoirs, rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
Freshwater
When roots from plants break apart rocks in soil, which two spheres are interacting?
Biosphere and Geosphere
What are the complex interactions of producers, consumers, and predators called?
Food Web
The amount of matter in a object (how much "stuff" it has).
Mass
What state of matter takes the shape of its container and takes up a definite amount of space?
LIQUID
Where do oceans occur on Earth?
Large low areas
Most of Earth's fresh water is found in:
Glaciers
What is the definition of a producer?
An organism that creates it's own food through photosynthesis or chemical processes.
To move downward because of gravity.
Fall
This process happens when particles at the surface of a liquid gain enough energy to escape into the air.
Evaporation
Temperature, salinity, and currents are characteristics of __ ecosystems which would determine what type of organisms can survive in it?
An Estuary