Earth's Systems
The atmosphere in which meteors start to burn up
What is mesosphere
The two sources of energy that drive the Earth system
What is heat from the sun and heat from Earth's interior
Topography is _________________
What is the shape of the land
When you feel heat from the sun on your skin, this is an example of:
What is radiation
The rocks that make up Earth are part of which sphere?
What is geosphere
The atmosphere that has the most weather occur
What is the troposphere
Ryder is experimenting. He wants to see which kind of fruit will decompose the fastest. He is testing apples, bananas, and watermelons. Name the independent variable.
What is the types of fruit
Elevation is measured from ____________ to the highest point.
What is sea level
When a metal spoon gets hot after being left in hot soup, what type of heat transfer is it?
What is conduction?
Liquid water is found in what Sphere?
What is the hydrosphere
The ozone layer is found in which atmosphere
What is the stratosphere
A volcano erupts, and it affects these parts of the Earth's system.
What is the atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere
Name a landform that is created from constructive forces.
What is the sand dunes or river deltas
The type of heat transfer requires direct contact between objects
What is conduction
The sphere that contains bacteria
What is biosphere
Name the layers of the atmosphere in order from Earth to outer space.
What is troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere
A penguin is slides around in Antarctica. Which spheres are interacting?
What is the biosphere and cryosphere
The weathering of limestone from acid rain
What is chemical weathering
Daily Double: When hot air rises and cold air sinks in the atmosphere, what kind of currents are created?
What is the convection
As glaciers melt, the sea level rises, more land shows, making the temperature of the land increase, which causes the glacier to melt faster. This process is called ____________
What is feedback
The process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb and reraidate heat is know as __________
What is the greenhouse effect
A plant absorbs carbon dioxide in order to perform photosynthesis. Which spheres are interacting?
What is the biosphere and atmosphere?
The weathering takes a long time to occur and uses heat, cold, water, ice and gasses
What is mechanical weathering or physical weathering
When you warm your hands by rubbing them together, it demonstrates what kind of heat transfer?
What is the conduction