Geosphere and Biosphere
Contains all living organisms on earth (including parts of the ocean and atmosphere)
What is the biosphere
Contains all the water on Earth (ice, groundwater, and water vapour)
What is the hydrosphere
The layer of gasses surrounding the earth
What is the atmosphere
The sphere that stores the most amount of Carbon
What is the Geosphere
Fewer plant roots lead to this
What is less soil binding
Name ONE way the Geosphere and Biosphere interact
What is Photosynthesis, Weathering of rocks, soil formation, or decomposition
Name ONE way the Geosphere and Hydrosphere interact
What is erosion or water cycle
Name ONE way the Geosphere and Atmosphere interact
What is erosion or gas exchange
The burning of oil, coal, and gas as well as deforestation lead to this
What is excess carbon in the atmosphere (carbon pollution)
Soil formation is slowed down due to these types of climates
What is hotter or drier climates
Plants use carbon dioxide and water to make energy
What is Photosynthesis
What is a mountain
New/Sedimentary rocks are formed by these processes
What is weathering and erosion
Sediments can be moved around and incorporated into these spheres
What is Hydrosphere and Geosphere
the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope
What is a landslide
Dead organisms break down to form healthy soil
What is decomposition
Waves, currents, and tides break down and carry away land/sediment in this process
What is coastal erosion
Volcanic eruptions release sulphur into the atmosphere in this process
What is gas exchange
Over millions of years, the remains of dead plants and animals are buried under high heat and pressure, forming coal, oil, and natural gas. This process traps carbon that was originally in the atmosphere.
What is fossil fuels
Soil fertility is affected by decreased amounts of this
What is leaf litter and organic material
The biospheres role in the weathering of rocks
What is plants using/absorbing carbon and phosphorus that the rocks release when they break down
glaciers carve and shape the land through the movement of ice in this process
What is glacial erosion
Topsoil, organic matter, and soil nutrients can be lost and transported in this process
What is wind erosion
The largest store of carbon in the geosphere is in rocks like limestone, which forms because of this.
what is forming from the calcium carbonate in the shells and skeletons of organisms.
Increased risk of erosion, desertification, and land degradation happen because of this
What is reduced climate stability