Hydrosphere
What does the hydrosphere include?
All water on Earth
This term describes the solid part of Earth
Geosphere
This term describes all living organisms on Earth.
Biosphere
Describe how energy from the sun impacts the interactions between Earth's systems.
Energy from the sun drives processes like water cycle, wind patterns, photosynthesis, and heat transfer between systems.
Name three of the four main Earth systems studied in Earth science
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Sing the Water Cycle Song
Water Cycle
Name three types of rocks found in the geosphere.
What are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks?
This term describes all living organisms on Earth.
Rain Forest, Tundra, Desert
Human activities like deforestation, pollution, and climate change can reduce species diversity and disrupt ecosystems.
What are nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide
This term describes how Earth's different systems interact and exchange energy and matter.
Earth's Systems
Name three main types of water bodies in the hydrosphere.
lakes, rivers, oceans
Explain the process of rock formation through the rock cycle.
Rocks transform between types through processes like melting, cooling, weathering, and metamorphism.
Explain the concept of biodiversity.
Biodiversity is the variety of living organisms in an ecosystem or on Earth.
Explain the greenhouse effect.
Greenhouse gases trap heat from the sun, warming the planet's surface.
Describe how energy from the sun impacts the interactions between Earth's systems.
Energy from the sun drives processes like water cycle, wind patterns, photosynthesis, and heat transfer between systems.
This process describes how water moves between Earth's surface and atmosphere.
Water Cycle
Describe how plate tectonics impact Earth's surface.
Plate tectonics cause earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, mountain formation, and continental drift.
Describe how organisms adapt to different environments.
Organisms develop physical or behavioral characteristics that help them survive in specific conditions.
Describe how atmospheric layers differ from each other
Atmosphere has layers like troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere with different temperatures and characteristics.
Describe the Carbon Cycle
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Describe the role of groundwater in the hydrosphere.
Groundwater is water stored in underground rock layers, providing water for springs, wells, and supporting ecosystem water needs.
Name one type of metamorphic rock.
Marble
Explain the impact of human activities on biodiversity.
Human activities like deforestation, pollution, and climate change can reduce species diversity and disrupt ecosystems.
Explain how human activities impact atmospheric composition.
Burning fossil fuels increases greenhouse gases, leading to climate change and global warming.
Explain how a change in one Earth system can create a chain reaction in other systems.
For example, volcanic eruptions (geosphere) can release ash that affects climate (atmosphere), block sunlight for plants (biosphere), and disrupt water cycles (hydrosphere).