Atmosphere
This layer of the atmosphere is the layer where weather occurs and where we live.
Troposphere
Living things group together based on the physical surroundings of an area. They have ecosystems and habitats within them. What are these groups called?
Biomes
This is the outmost layer of the Earth.
Crust
What percent of the Earth is made up of saltwater?
What percent of the Earth is made up of freshwater?
Saltwater = 97%
Freshwater = 3%
What is an interaction?
Actions by one thing that have an effect on a different thing
This is the outermost layer of the atmosphere. It's extremely cold!
Exosphere
This biome is a dry area that receives less than 10 inches of rain per year...it can be very hot or very cold!
Desert
This is the very dense and hot center of the Earth.
Core
The Hydrosphere includes water from what 3 areas?
On the surface, underground, and in the air.
How do the biosphere and atmosphere interact with each other?
Biotic factors are part of the biosphere, while oxygen and carbon dioxide are part of the atmosphere.
Biotic factors take in oxygen or carbon dioxide in order to survive.
This layer of the atmosphere is the layer that means middle. It is also the layer where meteors burn.
Mesosphere
This biome is located near the equator. It is also warm and very humid, usually 70 - 90 ℉ for most of the year. It gets a lot of rain (up to 100 inches a year!)
This is the thickest layer of the Earth, made up of solid hot rock.
What is the name for water in the gas form?
Water Vapor
How do the biosphere and the hydrosphere interact?
Biotic factors are part of the biosphere, while freshwater is part of the hydrosphere.
Biotic factors need to drink freshwater in order to survive.
This layer of the atmosphere is extremely hot and causes the auroras!
Thermosphere
This biome has forests located between the poles and the equator. It experiences 4 seasons (summer, winter, spring, fall), has very fertile soil, and gets a lot of rain!
Temperate Forest
These are Earth's 2 types of crust.
Oceanic Crust and Continental Crust
The Hydrosphere would not exist without what?
The Water Cycle
How do the hydrosphere and atmosphere interact?
Water is part of the hydrosphere. The atmosphere consists of gaseous particles and dust.
Water vapor rises up into the atmosphere and collides with the dust floating up there. In effect, it creates clouds.
This layer of the atmosphere protects us from UV rays! Its name means layer because it has the ozone layer.
Stratosphere
This biome has low areas of land with short plants like grasses and wildflowers. There's not enough rain to grow tall trees. It reaches very hot and very cold temperatures.
Grasslands
The materials in the center of the Earth are liquid...but certain forces cause them to be solid. What forces cause the materials in the center of the Earth to be solid?
Earth's Gravity and Pressure
Condensation is a big part of the Water Cycle. Explain what condensation is by describing the following:
1. Phase change (solid, liquid, gas)
2. How the particles move (close together or far apart)
3. What causes the change
4. How it appears in the sky
Condensation
1. Gas to liquid
2. Particles move closer together
3. Heat being removed
4. Appears as clouds
How do the biosphere and geosphere interact?
Biotic factors include living things. The geosphere consists rocks and landforms.
Animals and plants seek shelter by burrowing in ground or in landforms.