Vocabulary
The study of the impact of humans on the environment.
What is Environmental Science?
The study of living organisms
What is Biology?
All of the rock at and below Earth’s surface is part of the
Geosphere
Why does water stick together in droplets?
Surface Tension
What are the three phases of water in the water cycle?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
The study of how living things interact with each other and their nonliving environment.
What is Ecology?
The study of animals.
hint: where do you go to see all kinds of animals?
What is Zoology?
The thin layer of gases that surrounds Earth is called the
Atmosphere
What does abiotic mean?
Nonliving
Water in gas form
Water Vapor
Any material that has mass and occupies space is called:
Matter
Molecule
The Earth and all of its organisms and environments make up the
Biosphere
How much of the earth's water is salt water?
97.5%
Water is made of?
2 Hydrogen and 1 oxygen
A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution is called
pH
The study of chemicals and their interactions.
What is chemistry?
All of the water on Earth, including liquid, ice, and vapor, is called the
Hydrosphere
What element in the atmosphere helps to regulate the earths temperature?
Carbon
What is water's chemical formula
H2O
The removal of soil by water, wind, ice, or gravity is called
Erosion
A sponge-like formation of rock, sand, or gravel that holds water is called a
Aquifer
Which sphere would the fish in the ocean belong?
Biosphere
Rapid intensification occurs when a hurricane increases at least ______ mph in a 24 hour period.
35
When water vapor becomes ice without becoming liquid
deposition