LOTA
Hodge Podge
Mostly Mussels
Carbon Dioxide
Virtual 'Walk Around'
100

All weather occurs here.

What is the troposphere?

100

An abundance of substances occuring in an area which have driven human population.

What are natural resources?

100

Mussels 'big' group; squishy body with hard shell.

What is Mollusks or Mollusca?

100
Carbon dioxide has this chemical formula.
What is CO2?
100

A volcano errupts and releases COinto the air.

What is the interraction of the geosphere and atmosphere?

200
Ozone is found in this layer of atmosphere.
What is the stratosphere?
200

Asia is well known as a producer of this grain grown in paddies.

What is rice?

200

Mussels are a part of this smaller group which includes oysters and clams.

What are the bivalves?

200
The eruptions of these objects release loads of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
What are volcanoes?
200

Plants take in COfrom the air and make carbohydrates for energy.

What is the interaction of the atmosphere and biosphere?

300

Meteors are burned up in this layer.

What is the mesosphere?

300

Africa has mines for this valued gem.

What are diamonds?

300

The part of a mussel that takes in water to filter.

What is the incurrent siphon?

300

408 ppm CO2.

What is today's level of atmospheric CO2?

300

The force of ocean waves is mitigated (reduced) by coral.

What is an interaction of the hydrosphere and the biosphere?

400

This is the layer from which Felix Baumgartner made his record breaking jump.

What is the stratosphere?

400

Antartica's full time year round population.

What is zero?

400

The substance which mussel shells and many corals are made of.

What is Calcium Carbonate?

400

As ocean levels of CO2 increase, this happens to pH levels.

What is they get lower or more acidic?

400

A volcano erupts and ash, rich in Carbon, deposits a fertile substrate for sprouting seeds.

What is the interaction of the geosphere and biosphere?

500

The reason for separation of layers in the atmosphere.

What is DENSITY!

500

Two continents in GeoTrek noted for rich silver deposits.

What are Asia and South America

500

These muscles are responsible for the namesake Mussel.

What are the adductor, abductor muscles?

500
This acid is formed when water and carbon dioxide react.
What is carbonic acid (or H2CO3)?
500

Name an interaction of the hydrosphere and atmosphere?

Answers vary: What is precipitation, evaporation, condensation?