glossary terms

Question 1

define biosphere

Answer 1

made up of the animals on earth

Question 2

define lithosphere

Answer 2

made up of the rocks on earth

Question 3

deifne hydrosphere

Answer 3

made up of the water on earth including ice

Question 4

define atmosphere

Answer 4

made up of the gases on earth

Question 5

define respiration

Answer 5

plants and animals brwak down sugars for energy and release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

Question 6

define decompostion

Answer 6

the breaking down of dead animals and plants

Question 7

define combustion

Answer 7

the burning of fossil fuels

Question 8

define weathering

Answer 8

the breaking down of rock to release carbon dioxide

Question 9

define photosynthesis

Answer 9

the process where by plants us carbon, sunlight and water to make glucose and oxygen

Question 10

define lithification

Answer 10

the process by whuch loose sediments are formed into rock

Question 11

define carbonification

Answer 11

the formation of fossil fuels from dead organic matter

Question 12

define carbon sink

Answer 12

a carbon sink is anything that absorbs more carbon than it releases

Question 13

define carbon source

Answer 13

a carbon source is anything that releases more carbon than it absorbs