Vocabulary
A type of volcano that has erupted recently and can erupt again.
What is an active volcano.
An Earth system that includes all living things, including humans
biosphere
Most of the water in Earth's hydrosphere is ________.
saltwater
Weathering of landforms due to wind is an example of an interaction between which two Earth spheres?
atmosphere & geosphere
An artificial lake that is built to store water for a later time.
What is a reservoir.
When water vapor is changed into liquid water in the form of clouds.
What is condensation.
What makes up the geosphere?
rocks, soil, and sediments
Name two types of animals that are adapted to live in the hydrosphere.
Answers will vary
Examples: fish, whales, penguins
Name one way in which a volcanic eruption can effect Earth's spheres.
cause changes to local weather (atmosphere/hydrosphere)
sunlight can be blocked by the dust particles and kill off plants (biosphere/atmosphere)
Earth's atmosphere could be cooled down
A volcano that can erupt but hasn't in a long time.
What is a dormant volcano.
Any harmful substance that affects Earth's resources.
What is pollution.
Explain the sphere/system interaction between animals and the Earth.
Animals (biosphere) live in and on the Earth (geosphere).
Which sphere is responsible for a tornado?
What is the air (atmosphere).
Name one effect of acid rain on Earth's Systems.
kills trees and other plants (biosphere)
kills fish in lakes and streams (biosphere)
This causes water onshore during a hurricane.
What is storm surge.
The process of using natural resources wisely: reduce, reuse, recycle.
What is conservation.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called.
What is the crust.
This is explains why we should clean, conserve, and protect the hydrosphere.
What is our drinking water (hydrosphere) is a limited resources.
Name an effect of burning fossil fuels on Earth.
What is acid rain.
What are three ways to conserve Earth's natural resources.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
The process of eroded material being dropped off in a new location.
What is deposition.
How do mountains form?
What is the pushing and pulling of plates.
Name three natural disasters that are caused by interactions with the hydrosphere.
mudslide
blizzard
hurricane
These two sphere can explain a flash flood.
What are the geosphere and the hydrosphere.
Explain how evaporation leads to precipitation.
Water heats up on the ground, evaporates into the atmosphere, condenses in the cool air, and then comes down as precipitation.