Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
What does it Mean ?
100

What do Humans, Animals, and Plants have in common?

They are all living

100

The hydrosphere is the part of the earth made up of______?

water

100

What does atmos mean?

Air

100

List 4 layers of the Earth.

Crust, Mantle, Outer core, Inner core.

100

Igneous rock

Rocks formed by magma/lava.

200

This process involves cutting down trees on a massive scale and can lead to habitat loss.

Deforestation

200

Name the three states of matter and provide an example relating to water.

Solid (ice), Liquid (water), Gas (steam)

200

In what part of the atmosphere is the ozone layer?

Stratosphere
200

What is the deepest layer have humans dug to?

12.2km (mantle)

200
What do they mean by "life sphere"?
They mean its Biosphere.
300

List 2 plants that are dangerous

Poison Ivy, Carnivorous Plant, etc

300
How many percent of water is on Earth?
70 - 78%
300
What is the last layer of the Atmosphere?
Exosphere.
300

How hot is the Earth's core?

50000C (hotter than the surface of the sun)

300

What does convergent, divergent and transform plate boundaries mean?

Convergent- coming together

Divergent- coming apart

Transform- moving against each other

400

The introduction of this type of species, not native to an area, can disrupt local ecosystems and biodiversity.
Include an example. 

Invasive species eg. European rabbits, Lionfish, feral pig

400
What do scientist call Ice sphere?
The Cryosphere.
400

Name all the layers of the atmosphere

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere.

400

What is the difference between a regular wave and a tsunami? (use the name of the plate boundary)

Convergent plate boundaries will cause friction until they slip causing seismic activity.
400

This process moves water from plants to the atmosphere as water vapour.

What is transpiration?

500

Provide an example of where the biosphere is found in the 3 other spheres.

Hydrosphere (bacteria) 

Lithosphere (worms in soil)

Atmosphere (CO2 breathed by humans)

500

Name one interaction between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere.

condensation, evaporation, precipitation.

500

Explain wind.

Warm air rises and causes pockets of low pressure which are replaced by high pressure systems. The higher the difference in temperature, the stronger the winds
500

What replaced the scientific concept of continental drift and what does it mean?

Plate tectonics- the layer under the crust that everything sits on that moves in relation to the others and causes natural disasters. 

500

What is weather?

This is the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including temperature, humidity, and precipitation.