Intro to Ecosystems
Solar Radiation and Earths Seasons
Plate Tectonics
Earth's Geography
Terrestrial Biomes
All about Soil
100
a group of animals that is comprised of different species
What is Community
100
the amount of solar radiation that reaches Earth
Insolation
100
most outer layer of the earth
crust
100
what are the two factors involved in climate
Temperature and Precipitation
100
all the plants and animals found in a region based on yearly temp and precipitation (climate)
Biome
100
What are the three geological components of soil
Sand, Silt, Clay
200
What is the difference between mutualism and commensalism?
Mutualism both organisms benefit Commensalism one organism benefits and one is unaffected
200
What is the unit of measure of insolation
W/m^2
200
type of plate movement that creates mountains
Convergent boundaries
200
the side of a mountain that recieves warm damp air from the coast
windward side
200
What Biome or Biomes typically occur between 30 and 60 degrees latitude
"temperate" biomes, forests, grasslands,
200
What is the difference between weathering and erosion
weathering is the break down of rock and erosion is the movement of that rock.
300
True or fals, a symbiotic relationship always produces a positive outcome for both organisms
False, parasitism is a form of symbiosis and one organism is being hurt by this relationship.
300
When the N or S hemisphere is the most tilted towards the sun
Solstice
300
type of plate boundary that creates faults and earthquakes
transform plate boundaries
300
What is a region of land that has become drier because a higher elevation area blocks precipitation from reaching the land.
A rainshadow
300
Which two biomes have the worst nutrient availability in the soil.
Tropical rainforest and Boreal Forest
300
Identify which soil horizon contains little to no organic matter but some minerals and nutrients
B-Horizon
400
when different species use the same resources in different ways
Resource partitioning
400
What type of surface would have a very low albedo
- dark surface
- pavement, water, buildings etc
400
when one plate slides beneath the other
subduction
400
Which Biome is ideal for argiculture?
Temperate grasslands
400
Identify the 3 types of soil degradation
Compaction
Loss of topsoil
Nutrient Depletion
500
when different species use the same resources in different ways
resource partitioning
500
Identify what season is taking plavce in the Southern hemisphere on this diagram
Summer time
500
what causes the growth of the seafloor
divergent boundaries
500
Describe how climate change can affect the boundaries of certain biomes
Multiple options possible
Ex: Warming climates will shift boreal forests further north and reduce tundra.
500
List the 5 characteristics you can test to determine soil quality
Texture
Permeability
pH
Color
Nutrient Levels