Earth system

Question 1

Abiotic

Answer 1

Related to things in the environmental that are not living

Question 2

Atmosphere

Answer 2

Mixture of gases surrounding the earth

Question 3

Bio

Answer 3

Life

Question 4

Biosphere

Answer 4

Relatively thin life

Question 5

Biotic

Answer 5

living organism

Question 6

Crust

Answer 6

The outer layer of rock that forms the surface of the earth

Question 7

Cryosphere

Answer 7

Frozen water part of the earth system

Question 8

Greenhouse gas

Answer 8

a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation

Question 9

Groundwater

Answer 9

the water present beneath Earth’s surface in rock and soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations

Question 10

Lithosphere

Answer 10

the solid, outer part of Earth that includes the crust and the brittle upper mantle.

Question 11

Mesosphere

Answer 11

Third layer of the atmosphere

Question 12

Salinity

Answer 12

the quality or degree of being saline:

Question 13

Stratosphere

Answer 13

an atmospheric layer composed of stratified temperature layers

Question 14

Tectonic plate

Answer 14

a large slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth’s lithosphere

Question 15

Turbidity

Answer 15

the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by the presence of suspended particles

Question 16

Thermosphere

Answer 16

the layer of Earth’s atmosphere located above the mesosphere and below the exosphere

Question 16

Troposphere

Answer 16

the lowest layer of Earth’s atmospher

Question 17

Upper mantle

Answer 17

a region of Earth’s interior located below the crust and extending to a depth of approximately 660 kilometers (410 miles) below the surface

Question 18

Water vapour

Answer 18

the gaseous state of water and is an essential component of Earth’s atmosphere.

Question 19

Germination

Answer 19

the development of a plant from a seed

Question 20

Seedling formation

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Seedling formation is the process by which a germinated seed develops into a young plant.

Question 21

Growth development

Answer 21

growth and maturation of a plant.

Question 22

Differentiation

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nspecialized cells become specialized into different cell types with specific functions.

Question 23

Pollination

Answer 23

the transfer of pollen to a stigma, ovule, flower, or plant to allow fertilization

Question 24

Fertilization

Answer 24

the action or process of applying a fertilizer to soil or land.

Question 25

Weather

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the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc

Question 26

Climate

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The long-term pattern of weather conditions in a particular area, typically observed over a period of 30 years or mor

Question 27

Earth energy budget

Answer 27

Refers to the balance between the energy Earth receives from the Sun
and
the energy it radiates back into space

Question 28

Solar radiation

Answer 28

All light is measured on a spectrum

Different types of light will interact differently with the atmosphere

Question 29

Visible lights

Answer 29

Colours that can be seen by the human eye

Question 30

UV Radiation

Answer 30

Invisible
Causes sunburns, skin cancers and eye damage
Is absorbed in the mesosphere

Question 31

Infrared radiation

Answer 31

Felt as heat
Is absorbed by both the troposphere AND Earth’s surface