The Earth's Spheres
What are the four types of spheres?
Atmosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere
What is the Carbon Cycle?
How carbon moves between the earths spheres.
What are the five Greenhouse Gases?
Water Vapor, Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, and Ozone
What are the impacts of climate change?
Rising temperatures, Sea levels rising, Droughts, Flooding, Loss of Species, Increase of Health Risk
What can you do to reduce waste?
Composting foods, recycling paper, cardboard, bottles, cans and cartons
Which of the following spheres contains all the water in the world? A) Lithosphere B) Hydrosphere C) Atmosphere D) Biosphere
B) Hydrosphere
What biological process occurs in plants and some organisms in which sunlight, water and carbon dioxide is absorbed and leaves glucose and oxygen as a byproduct?
Photosynthesis
What happens when Greenhouse Gases from the atmosphere trap extra heat and energy from the sun?
Global Warming and Climate Change
How is the Hydrosphere impacting climate change?
Because of Flooding, Tsunamis, and Storms
What type of foods increase carbon emissions' when being produced?
Meat and mass produced packaged food
What sphere is the global sum of all ecosystems including all living organisms and their interactions with the environment?
Biosphere
Glucose + Oxygen -> Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy
How do greenhouse gases affect the Earth's spheres?
The gases trap in heat that has been reflected off of the Earth's surface into the atmosphere to maintain a livable environment.
How is the Biosphere impacting climate change?
Droughts are killing plants and animals, there are constant bushfires, and ocean acidification
What type of energy are global organizations switching to?
Renewable energy like wind, solar, hydro and nuclear
What is the Lithosphere and what does it include?
It is a rigid layer of the earth, it consists of the crust and upper mantle of the earth.
During combustion, a fuel reacts with an oxidizing agent to release heat energy. What are the two main products of this process?
Carbon Dioxide and Water
The enhanced Greenhouse effect is getting worse, why? Give examples.
Human activity such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and farming livestock.
How is the Lithosphere being affected by climate change?
It has problems with soil degradation, rock and soil erosion, and weathering from excessive precipitation
What are Global Organisations doing to prevent climate change?
cutting emissions, switching to renewable energy such as wind and solar, planning sustainable future urbanisation and working towards a net zero environment
Name the 5 layers of the atmosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
Name the four stages of decomposition in order?
Autolysis, Bloating, Active Decay, Skeletonisation
What is the difference between the greenhouse effect and the enhanced greenhouse effect?
The greenhouse effect traps heat to maintain a livable temperature, the Enhanced Greenhouse effect traps extra heat and causes global warming
How is the Atmosphere being affected by climate change?
The atmosphere has problems with the warming of the air, and a decrease in air quality
What can individuals do to reduce their carbon footprint?
Switch to reusable and sustainable recources such as bottles, containers, and bags, shopping at local markets, eating less meat and recycling.