Earth Spheres 1
What are the Earth's spheres?
biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
What are 3 examples of biosphere?
animals, plants, humans
What does the word bio mean
Life
Which is the producer in this food chain:
Grass---> Mouse---> Hawk ---> Mushroom
GRASS!
When is Miss Johnson's birthday? Include the month, day, and year.
MM/DD/YYYY
05/01/1998
Which sphere contains water?
hyrdosphere
Air next to the ground becomes warm. What two interactions are happening?
atmosphere and geosphere
The collision of tectonic plates creates what geologic feature?
mountains
Hint: this is based on where they get their energy
1. Producers
2. Consumers
3. Decomposers
What are Miss Johnson's neighbor's names?
Whoever gets the most will win. :)
Isaac, Gannon, Grace, and Aleigh
A tree is blown down by wind. What two spheres are interacting with one another
biosphere and atmosphere
The rock, dust, soil, and minerals of the Earth's solid crust and outer mantle make up the ____
geosphere
what is the hottest layer in the atmosphere?
thermosphere
What are the three categories that all consumers fit inside based on their diet.
1. Herbivores
2. Carnivores
3. Omnivores
What is an invasive species?
An organism that has negative impacts on its environment.
What part of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located?
stratosphere
What is the name of the gas that makes up 78% of the atmosphere
Nitrogen
What is the function of the ozone layer?
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
What do plants need to survive?
1. Air
2. Water
3. Sunlight
What is the cool, rigid, outermost layer of the Earth?
lithosphere
The layers of the atmosphere are separated according to this change.
temperature
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
decreases
What is special about decomposers?
They recycle nutrients back into the soil.
They help the producers have nutrient dense soil.
Give an example of what causes population change in a food web.
Answers will vary.
Overpopulation, natural disaster, invasive species