Vocabulary I
the study of how living things interact with their nonliving environment
Ecology
all rock, soils, and loose rocks on Earth’s surface
Geosphere
layer closest to the Earth
Troposphere
center of the Earth
Core
the 5 oceans are..
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
refers to the number and variety of species that live in an area
Biodiversity
concentration of dissolved salts
salinity
Outermost layer
Exosphere
Specific place on Earth where the most seismic activity occurs
Ring of fire, Pacific plate
Area of the ocean where the sunlight reaches
Surface zone
The practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals that are used for food, clothing, housing, transportation, and other purposes
Agriculture
parts of the lithosphere that glide across the underlying asthenosphere
Tectonic Plates
Layer contains the Ozone layer
Stratosphere
beneath lithosphere; pliable, solid layer; made up of rock that flows slowly and allows tectonic plates to move on top of it
Asthenosphere
the continuous movement of water into the air, onto land, and then back to water sources
Water cycle
process by which water vapor forms water droplets on dust particles which then form clouds
Condensation
gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap and reradiate heat near the Earth
Greenhouse Effect
Contains the ionosphere
Thermosphere
energy enters and leaves the system but matter does not
closed system
Most of the fresh water on Earth is located...
in ice caps and glaciers
transfer of energy in the form of heat of a warmer object to a colder object when objects are placed in direct contact
convection
transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves
radiation
What gasses make up the atmosphere?
Nitrogen(78%), Oxygen(21%), Other(1%)
The biosphere is located near Earth's surface because...
most of the sunlight is available at the surface
Where temperatures rapidly change in the ocean
Thermocline