Geosphere
Earth's outer core is made of _______.
Liquid metal
The atmosphere is responsible for all _____ occurring here.
Weather
Bio means _____.
life
When snow or sleet from the hydrosphere occur with high winds and cold air, it is a _____.
Blizzard
Animals that are at risk of becoming extinct.
Endangered
Please explain how mountain building occurs.
Convergent plates move in the same direction.
Name a weather event that is an interaction between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere.
Hurricane, water spout
Humans starting a forest fire, dumping trash illegally, or burning fuel are examples of _____.
Pollution
If a landslide occurs, the hydrosphere is interacting with the _____.
geosphere
Lila decided to use legos to build a town. Then, she added sand and an area of water. She positioned a fan to blow the water towards the sand. Lila has created a _____.
Model
What are the two main factors that cause a rock to change?
Heat and pressure
Explain how an erupting volcano affects the atmosphere.
Dust, dirt, and sediment will cloud the air and it can block sunlight, produce ash, or have harmful effects.
If you decide to take shorter showers or bike instead of taking a car, you are practicing _______.
Conservation
Describe how the hydrosphere could affect the geosphere in some way.
Beach erosion, hurricane, storm surge, tsunami -- resulting in erosion or deposition
Give an example of a NATURAL event that can cause changes in Earth's spheres.
Volcano, earthquake, erosion, any weather event, etc.
This theory is supported by fossil evidence, mountain ranges, 'puzzle pieces' and plate tectonics.
Continental drift theory
The layer of Earth's atmosphere responsible for protecting the Earth from UV rays.
Ozone
Describe an act of the biosphere that can affect the geosphere.
Any way that a human or animal can alter rock.
What percent of Earth's water is useable for humans?
Less than 1%
Put these in correct order from innermost to outermost:
(Outer core, crust, upper mantle, lower mantle, inner core)
Explain in detail how sediment in Earth's interior could eventually become a part of the atmosphere.
Heat and/or pressure could result in the rock making its way to the surface as magma to lava, or eventually simply to the surface. Then, the sediment could evaporate in a water particle and rest in the clouds.
Describe in detail how a certain type of pollution could affect the atmosphere AND the biosphere.
Fossil fuels, smoke, or gases in the air can deteriorate the ozone, or harm/kill any part of the biosphere.
Describe an act of the biosphere that can affect the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
Answers vary
What is the name of a scientist who studies water?
Hydrologist
The word that describes that all of Earth's systems affect one another in some way.
Interconnected