Earth Systems Miscellaneous
The number of interacting systems that make up our Earth.
4
The meaning of the latin root "bio"
life
The meaning of the latin root "geo"
rock/Earth/land
The meaning of the latin root "hydro"
water
The meaning of the latin root "atmos"
air
True or False: Earth's systems are important.
TRUE
What is the term for a group of ecosystems with similar climates and communities?
biome
Matter is found on Earth in what three states?
Solid, Liquid, or Gas
The amount of layers of the atmosphere
5
True or False: Earth's systems rely on one another.
TRUE
Which is not part of the biosphere?
plants, humans, bacteria, water
water
Scientists refer the material that plants grown in as _____________.
soil
The process by which water moves through the Earth and Atmosphere
Water Cycle
This atmospheric layer in the stratosphere protects us (Earth) from harmful UV radiation from the sun.
ozone layer
All of Earth's systems ___________, or work together.
interact
Process in which carbon is transferred among the atmosphere, oceans, soil and living organisms.
Carbon cycle
The process by which rocks change into other types of rocks (metamorphic to igneous to sedimentary, etc)
What is the rock cycle
The process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas by heat (ex: The sun heats up water from the ocean)
evaporation
Which is the densest layer among the layers of the atmosphere?
troposphere
A group of parts/ things that interact and work together to perform a job or function.
System
The process by which plants produce their food
Photosynthesis
Earth is made up of layers, what are those layers?
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, and Inner Core
The term for stored water underground?
Groundwater
Identify the layers of the atmosphere in order
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere