External Systems & General Climate Vocab
Atmosphere & Lithosphere
Hydrosphere & Cryosphere
Biosphere & Volcanoes
Wild-Card Review
100
This is defined as averages or patterns in weather over long periods of time.
What is climate?
100
This is the phenomenon in which heat is trapped in the atmosphere due to certain gases like carbon dioxide.
What is the greenhouse effect?
100
This system or "sphere" within the Earth consists of our oceans.
What is the hydrosphere?
100
This system or "sphere" consists of all the living organisms on Earth.
What is the biosphere?
100
The variety of life, mostly defined by variety of species within an ecosystem.
What is biodiversity?
200
This vocabulary term describes the amount of energy being reflected back into space.
What is albedo?
200
This system or "sphere" within the Earth consists of solid earth & rock.
What is the lithosphere?
200
This system or "sphere" within the Earth consists of our polar ice caps.
What is the cryosphere?
200
True or false: Volcanic eruptions generally reduce global temperatures temporarily.
What is true?
200
This is when large habitats get divided into smaller, isolated habitats from construction and development.
What is habitat fragmentation?
300
This includes visible light, ultraviolet (UV) light, infrared, radio waves, X-rays, and gamma rays.
What is solar radiation/solar energy/sunlight?
300
This system or "sphere" of the Earth is responsible for transporting heat and water vapor to other spheres.
What is the atmosphere?
300
True or false: The cryosphere helps keep the Earth cool because snow and ice have a low temperature.
What is false?
300
These are substances that are ejected by volcanoes during eruptions (name at least two).
What is lava, ash, gases?
300
An increase in carbon emissions from fossil fuels has been linked with an increase in average global temperatures and has had this impact on coral reef biodiversity. (Increase or decrease)
What is decrease?
400
This is the result of more solar energy reaching the Earth. (Explain what would happen to our climate.)
What is an increase in global temperatures due to more heat being absorbed?
400
This is how humans have impacted both (1) the atmosphere and (2) therefore the climate. Must have both answers to earn points.
(1) Humans have increased the greenhouse effect by increasing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (deforestation, burning fossil fuels, etc.)
(2) This has increased global temperatures because more heat is trapped.
400
This is how the hydrosphere impacts the climate here on Earth. Include how/why!
What is it helps keep the climate stable/the same by absorbing and regulating heat (high heat capacity)?
400
This is how the biosphere impacts the climate here on Earth.
Plants and animals can change the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (plants take in CO2, animals release CO2), which can change global temperature.
400
This old vocab term means meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability to meet future needs.
What is sustainability?
500
This is the result of a higher amount of albedo on Earth. (Explain what would happen to our climate.)
What is a lowering of global temperatures due to less heat being absorbed?
500
This is how the lithosphere impacts the climate here on Earth. Include how/why!
What is it increases average temperatures by absorbing heat from solar radiation?
500
This is how the cryosphere impacts the climate here on Earth. Include how/why!
What is it helps cool the Earth by increasing the albedo/reflecting heat back into space?
500
This is how volcanoes can impact our climate (MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE HOW/WHY.)
What is they decrease global temperatures because particles/ash in the air reflects sunlight back into space?
500
This inference can be made based on the graph below:
What is increased carbon emissions led to an increase in global average temperatures?