Earth´s systems

Question 1

Abiotic

Answer 1

Non-living things. devoid of life

Question 2

Atmosphere

Answer 2

The envelope of gasses that surrounds Earth or other planets

Question 3

Bio

Question 4

Biosphere

Answer 4

The regions of Earth’s surface and atmosphere that contain living organisms.

Question 5

Biotic

Answer 5

Living things. Refered to as organisms

Question 6

The Crust

Answer 6

The hardened outer shell of a terrestrial planet.

Question 7

Cryosphere

Answer 7

The frozen parts of the planet like glaciers, ice and icebergs

Question 8

Greenhouse gas

Answer 8

The gases in the atmosphere that raise a planet´s temperature by trapping heat near its surface

Question 9

Lithosphere

Answer 9

The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantel

Question 10

Mesosphere

Answer 10

The third layer of Earth’s atmosphere, directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere

Question 11

Salinity

Answer 11

The saltines or the amount of salt dissolved in a body of water

Question 12

Stratosphere

Answer 12

The second layer of Earth’s atmosphere. Located above the troposphere and below the mesosphere

Question 13

Tectonic plates

Answer 13

Massive, irregular shaped slabs of solid rock that create Earth’s surface.

Question 14

Turbidity

Answer 14

The cloudiness of haziness of a fluid.

Question 15

Thermosphere

Answer 15

The forth and final layer of Earth´s atmosphere where satalites and space shutters are found.

Question 16

Troposphere

Answer 16

The lowest layer of the atmosphere of Earth. Composed of nitrogen, oxygen, argon and carbon

Question 17

Upper mantel

Answer 17

Part of Earth´s mantel that begins below the Earth´s crust.

Question 18

Water vapour

Answer 18

Water in the form of gas resulting from heating water or ice

Question 19

Decomposer

Answer 19

An organism that decomposes organic material. These organisms take the forms of soil bacterium, fungus or invertebrates

Question 20

Primary consumer

Answer 20

An organism that feeds on primary producers. Organisms of this type are on the second trophic level

Question 21

Secondary consumer

Answer 21

Organisms that eat primary consumers for energy. On the third trophic level above primary consumers.

Question 22

Tertiary Consumer

Answer 22

An organism that obtains its nutrition by consuming primary and secondary consumers. Usually at the top of the food chain

Question 23

Quaternary Consumer

Answer 23

Consumers found above the tertiary consumers. Reside at the very top of the food chain and have no natural predators