Atmosphere
The layer of atmosphere we live in.
Warm ocean water moves towards this?
What are the poles?
Which part of the geosphere is closest to the surface?
The crust
Resources from the earth
What is a natural resource?
The three main processes in the water cycle.
What are evaporation, condensation and precipitation?
These events are caused by earthquakes at the bottom of oceans
What is Tsunami/tidal wave
This effect keeps earth warm enough to support life
What is the Greenhouse effect
What contains about 70% of all fresh water on Earth?
Glaciers & Icebergs
"Geo" means
What is earth, ground, land, etc.
When strong storm winds push water inland.
What is Storm Surge?
Two process that release carbon into the atmosphere
Fossil fuel burning, Respiration, decay, weathering and runoff, burning
When a layer of soil becomes saturated with water and moves downhill
What is a landslide
Short-term atmospheric conditions.
What is weather?
Marine life that forms the base of the ocean food chain
What are phytoplankton and zooplankton?
These "float" on the plastic like mantle?
What are Tectonic plates
When soil is moved by wind, water, ice or gravity
What is erosion?
Process that provides oxygen
What is photosynthesis?
these storms occur near the ocean where the water is warm
tropical storm
It is a shift in long-term average conditions
What is climate change?
What percent of the water on Earth is in oceans?
97%
The boundary where you find rift valleys?
What is divergent?
A resource that is only used one time.
What is non-renewable.
Carbon dioxide is used by plants to make this energy source stored in their roots
What is glucose?
The average weather pattern of a region over time:
climate
They track weather patterns and make predictions.
What is a meteorologist?
Concentration of salt in ocean water?
What is 3.5%?
Layer made of solid iron?
What is the inner core?
This process creates soil particles
What is weathering?
Plants release water vapor during this water cycle process.
What is evapo-transpiration?
A storm whose poser is generated by warm ocean currents
What is hurricane/typhoon?