Earths Systems

Question 1

Abiotic

Answer 1

Non-living things in an Environment

Question 2

Atmosphere

Answer 2

The atmosphere is the envelope of gasses that surround earth.

Question 3

Bio

Answer 3

Life/Living

Question 4

Biosphere

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Sum of all ecosystems on earth made up of the parts of earth where life exists, can be found with every other sphere.

Question 5

Biotic

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All living things/Anything living

Question 6

Crust

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The outer layer of earth. is 20 to 80km thick. Made up of valleys, trenches, mountains, and volcanos. Composed of tectonic plates.

Question 7

Cryosphere

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Solid form of water. includes glaciers, ice caps and icebergs

Question 8

Greenhouse Gas

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Any gas that has the property of absorbing radiation.

Question 9

Groundwater

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Water found underground

Question 10

Lithosphere

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The lithosphere is the solid, outer part of the earth, including the crust and upper mantle.

Question 11

Mesosphere

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Where meteors are found

Question 12

Salinity

Answer 12

Amount of salt in water

Question 13

Stratosphere

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Composed of ozone

Question 14

Tectonic Plates

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Plates that sit under the earth and move a little

Question 15

Turbidity

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Turbidity refers to cloudiness caused by very small particles of silt, clay, and other substances suspended in water.

Question 16

Thermosphere

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Where satellites and space shuttles are found.

Question 17

Troposphere

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composed of nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide. In earth (closest to us)

Question 18

Upper mantle

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Second outer layer of earth extends from below the crust to 410km towards the earth’s core.
Composed of mostly silicon, oxygen, magnesium, and iron.
Mostly molten and flowing.

Question 19

Water Vapour

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Gas form of water, most visible as clouds and fog, most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere

Question 20

Food Chain

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Food chains show movement of energy from one trophic level to another in an ecosystems

Question 21

Food Web

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Food webs show the movement of energy and many interactions within an ecosystem.

Question 22

Herbivore

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Only eats plant

Question 23

Carnivore

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Only eats meat

Question 24

Omnivore

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Eats both plants and meat

Question 25

Producer

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an organism that can produce/create their own energy. (plants)

Question 26

Consumer

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Needs to consume/eat other consumers or producers to gain energy.

Question 27

Trophic level

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The levels an organism is found on a food web/chain

Question 28

Decomposer

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Responsible for breaking down dead/decomposing organisms to return nutrients to ecosystems.

Question 29

Primary Consumer

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Eats the producer

Question 30

Secondary consumer

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Eats the primary consumer

Question 31

Tertiary consumer

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Eats the secondary consumer

Question 32

Quaternary Consumer

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Eats the tertiary consumer

Question 33

Ecological Pyramid

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An ecological pyramid is a graphical representation of the relationship between different organisms in an ecosystem.

Question 34

Energy Pyramid

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An energy pyramid is a graphical representation of the energy flow at each trophic level in an ecosystem

Question 35

Pyramid of numbers

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A pyramid of numbers is a graphical representation that shows the number of organisms at each trophic level

Question 36

Biomass

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Biomass is the weight or quantity of living organisms or organic material in a given area or time.

Question 37

Biomass Pyramid

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A biomass pyramid is a graphical representation of biomass present in a unit area of various trophic levels

Question 38

10% Rule

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10% of the energy get transferred when an organism consumes another

Question 39

Germination

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the development of a plant from a seed or spore after a period of dormancy