Earth Systems
Name the 4 earth systems and one word to describe each one
What is Atmosphere(air), Geosphere(land/soil), Hydrosphere(water), Biosphere (life)
Mt. Everest is apart of this Earth system
What is the geosphere
Absolute dating is?
What is the way to find the exact age of rocks or fossils?
The cutting down or burning of all the trees in an area.
What is deforestation
How are canyons formed?
What is the river slowly wears away the rock over time?
Humans are a part of this sphere
What is biosphere
Reservoir where most of the water on earth is located
What is ocean
Carbon Dating is?
What is the measurement of how much carbon is left in a material?
The increase of Earth's temperature
Global Warming
Process of breaking down rocks or minerals
What is weathering
The state of the atmosphere at a certain place and time
What is weather
Wind is a part of this Earth system
What is the atmosphere
What is relative dating?
What is when it tells us the order of events not exact dates?
The pattern of the weather in an area over a long period of time
What is climate
Hurricanes and Tsunamis form in this Earth System
The dropping of sediment in a new place
What is deposition
Relative dating tells us about what?
What is when it compares layers to figure out which is younger and older
A volcanic eruption happens when?
What is when pressure builds up inside of the Earth and blows up?
What is an Island
Humans are a part of this Earth system
What is the biosphere
What are index fossils?
What is a fossil that can be used to date the rock layers in which it is found
The process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects
What is recycling
The movement or displacement of sediments from broken rocks
What is erosion