Earth Systems Miscellaneous
The number of interacting systems that make up our Earth.
What is 4?
The meaning of the latin root "geo"
What is rock/ Earth
The meaning of the latin root "atmo"
What is air
True or False: Earth's systems are important.
What is true?
This system relies on and affects the other systems to sustain life.
What is the biosphere?
This system provides natural resources and supports land ecosystems.
What is the geosphere?
Water is found on Earth in what three states?
What are Solid, Liquid, or Gas
These two gases are most abundant in Earth's atmosphere.
What are oxygen and nitrogen?
True or False: Earth's systems rely on one another.
What is true?
Which is not part of the biosphere?
plants, humans, bacteria, water
What is water?
Scientists refer the the material that plants grown in as _____________.
What is soil?
The process by which water moves through the Earth and Atmosphere
What is the Water Cycle?
This is what happens when certain gases are added to the atmosphere and more heat is trapped.
What is the greenhouse effect?
All of Earth's systems ___________, or work together.
What is interact?
Microorganisms, such as bacteria are a part of this system on Earth.
What is the biosphere?
The crust and top of the mantle make up this part of the geosphere.
What is the lithosphere?
The process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas by heat (ex: The sun heats up water from the ocean)
What is evaporation?
78% of Earth's atmosphere is this gas.
What is nitrogen?
A group of parts/ things that interact and work together to perform a job or function.
What is a system?
How do nutrients get in the soil?
What is decomposers recycle materials in an ecosystem which releases nutrients and organic matter for other organisms to use?
Earth is made up of layers, what are those layers?
What are the Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, and Inner Core
Glaciers and ice caps are part of this Earth system.
What is the hydrosphere?
21% of Earth's atmosphere is made up of this gas.
What is oxygen?