Earth Spheres
Nature of Science
Layers of the Atmopshere
Energy Flow onEarth
Weather
100
Where is most of earth's water found?
Cryosphere (glaciers, ice)
100
In this test, what would be one of the constant variables?
Is plant growth affected by the color of light (red, blue, green, or yellow) in which it grows?
the type of plant, the amount of light the plant gets, the amount of water given to the plant
100
This is the layer of the Earth we live on.
What is the Troposphere
100
When ice is placed in your hand, how doe heat "move"? (ex: from ice to hand or hand to ice)
What is from the warm hand to the cold ice
100
Weather maps show different types of fronts on a map using symbols. Draw the correct symbol for a cold front.
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200
If a large fire is burning in a forest, which two spheres are interacting?
What is the biosphere and the atmosphere
200
Which part of the scientific method is represented below?
"Sarah wants to know if a sunflower will grow more quickly outside or inside"
the purpose or question
200
This is the hottest layer
What is them thermosphere
200
What type of heat transfer is happening when the sun is warming the Earth's surface?
What is radiation
200
What type of front is shown here?
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What is a Stationary Front
300
The mixture of gasses that surrounds Earth
the atmosphere
300
Which part of the scientific method is represented below?
"Record the amount of time it takes for each container of water to freeze."
collect/analyze data
300
This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere
What is the mesosphere
300
Conduction happens as energy flows from a warmer object to a cooler object. When will the flow of energy stop
What is when they both reach the same temperature (thermal equilibrium)
300
Which wind belt is most responsible for the movement of weather systems across the United States?
What is the prevailing westerlies
400
The transfer of energy in the form of heat can happen by convection in the layers of Earth’s geosphere. In which types of matter can convection happen?
liquids and gasses
400
A scientist hypothesizes that changing the temperature at which an alligator's egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The temperature the egg is incubated would represent which variable? (IV or DV)
Independent variable
400
This is where the ozone layer is
What is the stratosphere
400
What type of heat transfer is happening when you touch a hot pan and burn your hand?
What is conduction
400
Many factors are used to determine the climate of an area. What are the two MAIN factors that determine climate?
What is average temperature and air pressure (air masses)
500
Flooding moves soil and rock to new places. This would be an interaction between which of Earth’s spheres?
hydrosphere and geosphere
500
Which part of the scientific method is represented below?
"Based on the results of this experiment, water with sugar freezes at a faster rate than plain water."
conclusion
500
This is the layer where we leave Earth's atmosphere and enter into space
What is the Exosphere
500
The transfer of energy in the form of heat can happen by convection in the layers of Earth’s geosphere. In which types of matter (solid, liquid gas) can convection happen?
What is liquids and gasses
500
Every day, water evaporates from Earth’s surface. However, Earth is unlikely to ever run out of water. What process/cycle makes this a true statement?
What is the water cycle