Lesson 1 and 2

Question 1

What is the earth system

Answer 1

Is all the matter energy processes within earths boundary

Question 2

True or false

Is earth a complex system made up of smaller systems

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The earth has two catorgories of things what are they

Answer 3

Living and no living

Question 4

What is a non living thing

Answer 4

Rocks air water

Question 5

What are living things

Answer 5

Trees animals and people

Question 6

What are the 5 main parts of the earths system

Answer 6

Atmosphere geosphere biosphere hydrosphere and cryosphere

Question 7

Geosphere what is it

Answer 7

The mostly solid rocky part of earth it extends from the crust to the core

Question 8

What are the three layers of the geosphere

Answer 8

Crust core mantle

Question 9

1What is the crust

2the earths crust is mostly?

Answer 9

1The outermost layer of earth made

2 Mostly oxygen

Question 10

What the mantle

Answer 10

It lies below the crust
It is hot
It is slow flowing rock

Question 11

What is the core

Answer 11

The central part of earth
Iron and nickel
Densest part of earth

Question 12

What is the hydrosphere

Answer 12

The liquid part of earth
97% all water is salt water
Ocean covers 71% of earth

Question 13

How does water move from the surface to the clouds

Answer 13

Evaporation

Question 14

What is the cryosphere

Answer 14

All the frozen water on earth
Ice sea ice glaciers ice shelves permafrost
Ice sheets

Question 15

Where is most of the frozen water found

Answer 15

In the polar ice caps

Question 16

What changes play an important role in earths climate

Answer 16

The amount of frozen water changing during the seasons

Question 17

What is the atmosphere made up of

Answer 17

Invisible gases that surround earth

78 % nitrogen 21% oxygen

Question 18

How far outward does the atmosphere

Answer 18

500 to 600 km from the surface of the earth

Question 19

What does the atmosphere contain

Answer 19

The air we breathe

Question 20

T or F

Some gases absorb AND REFLECT harmful UV RAYS from the sun

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What is the biosphere made up of

Answer 21

All the living things on earth

Question 22

Many organism need______ and ________ _________ to survive

Answer 22

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

Question 23

What is also important for life? (organisisms)

Answer 23

Liquid water

Stable source of energy

Question 24

Spheres interact when

Answer 24

Matter and energy change and cycle between the 5 spheres

Question 25

Life on earth would not be possible if

Answer 25

Matter and energy never changed from on form to another

Question 26

How do spheres interact

Answer 26

As matter moves between spheres

Question 27

Plants use what type of energy to make their foods

Answer 27

Solar energy

Question 28

Where does most of earths energy come from

Answer 28

The sun

Question 29

Is an unbalanced energy good or bad

Answer 29

Yes???DOES NOT MAKE SENSE???

Question 30

Can a boulder be broken down

Answer 30

Yes

Question 31

Can ice break down rocks how

Answer 31

Yes | Ice wedging

Question 32

How does ice wedging work

Answer 32

When water gets in the crack of a rock and it freezes making the crack wider

Question 33

Can animals cause weathering

Answer 33

Yes

Question 34

Can rocks break down rocks

Answer 34

Yes-Plant acid can break down rock

Question 35

What is abrasion

Answer 35

The breaking down and wearing away of rock material by mechanical action of another rock

Question 36

Can plants break down rocks

Answer 36

Yes-yes they cause crack growths in rocks

Question 37

What is chemical weathering

Answer 37

The breaking down of rocks by chemical reactions | WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF CHEMICALS???

Question 38

What does the color of the rock changing mean

Answer 38

A chemical reaction has taken place

Question 39

Acids break down most materials faster than water alone

Answer 39

KNOW THIS

Question 40

Can underground water cause chemical weathering

Answer 40

Yes

Question 41

Animals and people breath oxygen . Where is oxygen located?

Answer 41

Atmosphere

Question 42

Which sphere is permafrost included in?

Answer 42

Cryosphere

Question 43

which sphere is rainfall located In?

Answer 43

Hydrosphere

Question 44

Which 2 spheres interact to move energy in waves and currents?

Answer 44

Atmo and hydro

Question 45

which 2 spheres interact to when water vapor condenses to form clouds?

Answer 45

Atmo hydro CAN ALSO BE CRYOSPHERE

Question 46

where does the energy for the biosphere come from?

Answer 46

Sun

Question 47

what is weathering?

Answer 47

Wearing down of rock | ROCKS CAN BREAK INTO SMALLER PIECES AND SMALLER ROCKS

Question 48

1. What happens to rocks in moving water? | 2. Do different things happen to soft rocks compered to hard rocks?

Answer 48

1it moves-THEY CAN GET ABRASIONS ON THEM- ROCKS CAN BREAK DOWN 2 the wear down quicker- ABRASION

Question 49

what can ice wedging do to rocks?

Answer 49

Make creaks bigger | YES CAUSE WEATHERING OR BREAKING DOWN OF ROCKS???

Question 50

does acid or water break down minerals quicker?

Answer 50

Acid

Question 51

what type of weathering does acid cause?

Answer 51

Chemical weathering

Question 52

does oxygen cause chemical weathering>

Answer 52

When combined with chemicals | yes OXIDATION

Question 53

how would you describe earths atmosphere?

Answer 53

A lot of gases

Question 54

what are 2 processes that can break down rocks?

Answer 54

PHYSICAL WEATHERING AND CHEMICAL WEATHERING ARE PROCESSES Water Wind

Question 55

what are all the agents of physical weathering?

Answer 55

``` Water-= Wind-= Abrasion ???is the breaking down??is it an agent?????? Gravity-= Pressure-= Animals= Plant= temperature-= ```

Question 56

what are all the agents of chemical weathering?

Answer 56

Oxygen Acid precipitation Groundwater Living things

Question 57

which layer of the geosphere contains iron and nickel?

Answer 57

Core

Question 58

which layer of the geosphere contains mostly oxygen?

Answer 58

Atmosphere-outer most layer CRUST

Question 59

what is abrasion?

Answer 59

Breaking down and wearing away of

Question 60

what are the atmospheres gases? what percents of each?

Answer 60

78% nitrogen 21% oxygen 1% other

Question 61

list the layers of geosphere in order from outer to inner?

Answer 61

CRUST MANTLE CORE

Question 62

The process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reaction is called?

Answer 62

Chemical weathering

Question 63

The _____ is the part of Earth where life exists and extends from the deep ocean floors up into the lower atmosphere?

Answer 63

Biosphere

Question 64

What are the two processes that result in rocks being broken down into smaller pieces?

Answer 64

Chemical/physical weathering