Escapes Unit 4 Vocab

Question 1

Bathymetric

Answer 1

Topographic map of ocean floor

Question 2

Bio geography

Answer 2

how organisms are ecologically dispersed over different areas

Question 3

Biomass

Answer 3

the total quantity or weight of organisms in a given area or volume

Question 4

Convection

Answer 4

energy transfer in fluids in a circular nature via density differences

Question 5

Biome

Answer 5

an area classified according to the species that live in that location

Question 6

Conduction

Answer 6

energy transfer through solids via vibration of atoms

Question 7

Endemic Species

Answer 7

A species that is native and isolated to a small area

Question 8

Erosion

Answer 8

transport of sediment and earth materials via wind, water, or gravity

Question 9

Extrusive

Answer 9

igneous rock type formed from lava from outside the volcano

Question 10

Felsic

Answer 10

Rich in Si, Al, light in color, low in density

Question 10

Habitat

Answer 10

Place where an organism lives

Question 11

Hot Spot

Answer 11

volcanic location,thought to be fed by underlying mantle, that is comparatively hotter than the surrounding mantle and crust

Question 12

Joule

Answer 12

Unit of energy in the Si system

Question 13

Mafic

Answer 13

rich in Fe, Mg, dark in color, high in density

Question 13

Keystone Species

Answer 13

a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend on

Question 14

Kilowatt Hour

Answer 14

the energy delivered by one kilowatt of power for one hour

Question 15

Magma

Answer 15

molten rock inside of Earth that is mineral rich and contains water

Question 16

Mid ocean ridge

Answer 16

Series of volcanoes that mark a divergent boundary

Question 17

Peat bog

Answer 17

Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation

Question 18

Sulfer Dioxide

Answer 18

SO2, is a colorless gas produced from the burning of fossil fuels and volcanic outgassing.

Question 19

Tundra

Answer 19

region where the subsoil is permanently frozen

Question 20

Volcanic Outgassing

Answer 20

gas escaping an active volcano containing H2O, N2, CO2 and Sulfur Dioxide