Water Cycle
When the sun's energy heats water, what happens?
It evaporates
the continual process of new rocks being formed from old rocks is called what?
The rock cycle
True or False: Carbon is the 4th most abundant element on Earth
True
What is the name of the 4 spheres?
Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
What is a mineral?
a naturally occurring solid that has the same make-up no matter where you find it.
True or False: Hotter temperatures cause condensation to occur.
False
___________ rocks form when magma is cooled.
Igneous
Where is most of the Earth's carbon stored?
The ocean
Do the 4 spheres of the Earth interact with one another?
Yes!
Ice is considered a mineral, but water is not. Why?
Ice is solid and water is a liquid. All minerals need to be solid
When liquid water falls from the clouds it is called what?
Precipitation
Liquid rock found in the Earth is called what?
Magma
Why is Carbon important in daily life?
it is used to create power and energy for objects, people, and plants.
All of the air on Earth is in what sphere?
Atmosphere
Is coal considered a mineral?
No
What two things drive the water cycle?
Gravity and the Sun
Fossils are always found in this type of rock.
Sedimentary
Where can you find Carbon?
our bodies, plants, animals, ocean, atmosphere, soil forests.. pretty much EVERYWHERE
The sphere that contains ALL living things on Earth
Biosphere
Yes
What is the name of water in its gaseous form?
Water vapor
Metamorphic rocks form when rocks are subjected to extreme heat and __________.
pressure
What is fast moving carbon? What is slow moving carbon?
Slow moving: moves slowly through the Earth (fossil fuels, the ocean or the atmosphere)
What is the 5th sphere that I mentioned in class? It contains all frozen water on Earth
Cyrosphere
Even though graphite (pencils) and diamond come from the same atom, Carbon, their physical characteristics are completely different. Why is this the case?
The ways that the atoms are arranged