Earth's Systems
The Sphere that contains rock, soil, and sediments
Geosphere
The percentage of Earth's water that is freshwater
only 3%
Paritcles that are too small to be seen but still exist
Matter
The law that says matter cannot be created or destroyed
Law of conservation
The process that plants use to make their own food
Photosynthesis
The sphere that contains water and ice
hydrosphere
The breaking down of Earth's material into smaller pieces
Weathering
Particles that are very close together and hold their shape
Solid
ice melting into water is what kind of change
physical change
Where ecosystems get their energy from
The Sun
In what ocean do you find the Ring of Fire
The Pacific Ocean
Water Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Plants and Animals
Anything that can fill the shape of its container
Liquids
Wood burning into ashes is what type of change
Chemical change
Organisms that use the food energy that was produced by producers
Consumers
Openings in the Earth's crust that allow hot, melted rock, ash and gases to erupt otward
Volcano
The movement of earth materials from one place to another
Erosion
Matter that takes the volume and the shape of a container
Gas
Bread becoming toast is what type of change?
Chemical change
Are animals producers of consumers
Consumers
What spheres interacted when forming the Grand Canyon?
Geosphere and hydrosphere
Slow-moving, large masses of snow, ice, rocks and dirt
Glaciers
What happens to matter when it changes
Matter is always conserved or stays the same.