Spheres
What can you find in the hydrosphere?
all of the water on earth- surface, ground, frozen
What forms in the atmosphere due to condensation?
clouds
What is the major sphere in the rock cycle?
The geosphere
Why do we call carbon the basis for life on earth?
It is found in every living thing
Which sphere does phosphorus not go into?
atmosphere
Which sphere is called the "life zone"
biosphere
What is the final step of the water cycle?
collection
What are tiny pieces of rock called?
sediments
How do animals release carbon into the geosphere?
dying and decomposing
What form is phosphorus usually found in?
PO4 or Phosphate
Which two spheres are interacting when water evaporates?
hydrosphere and atmosphere
What causes water vapor to condense back into liquid water?
cool temperatures
What kind of rock forms from other rocks undergoing extreme heat and pressure?
metamorphic
Do plants release carbon into the atmosphere?
NO
Where do plants get phosphorus from?
water and soil through their roots
What sphere includes the core of the earth?
The geosphere
What process brings water up into the atmosphere?
Evaporation
What two processes create sediments?
weathering and erosion
What process do plants use carbon for?
photosynthesis
What happens when there is excess phosphorus in the water?
algae blooms
Name how the geosphere and the atmosphere are involved in the water cycle
Geo- ground water, erosion
Atmo- water vapor goes up during evaporation
What are the two driving forces of the water cycle?
the sun and gravity
What is the difference between magma and lava?
magma- molten rock underground
lava- molten rock on earth's surface
What does a greenhouse gas do?
Absorbs heat from the sun and traps it in the atmosphere
What to minerals hold a lot of phosphorous?
apatite and turquoise