Study Flashcards
What are earth’s four major spheres?
Hydrosphere (Water), Atmosphere (Air), Biosphere (Living), and Geosphere (Land)
What is the hydrosphere and what other basic information can you tell me about it?
Hydrosphere is the total amount of water on earth. It includes water that is on the surface of the planet, underground, and in the earth. They can be liquid, vapor, or ice.
What is the atmosphere and what other basic information can you tell me about it?
Atmosphere is a gaseous envelope that is found around the planet. It is a mixture of gases made up of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other.
What is the geosphere what other basic information can you tell me about it?
Geosphere is all the stuff that makes up the crust all the way down to the core of the earth. It includes everything natural and lifeless rocks and minerals.
What is biosphere and what other basic information can you tell me about it?
Biosphere is a global ecosystem composed of all living organisms ( all life on earth)
What are the worlds seven oceans and know where they are located?
Arctic ocean, north Atlantic ocean, south Atlantic ocean, Indian ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, and Antarctica ocean
What are the world seven continents and know where they are located?
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica
What are the worlds five major rainforest and know where they are located?
Central America (North America), Amazon (South America), Congo, Madagascar, Africa, and south east Asia (Asia)
Where are the two major deserts and where are they located?
Sahara desert (Africa) and great basin desert (North America)
How much of the world surface is covered in water?
71%
List five different kinds of the coastlines found around the world
Rocky coastline, desert coastline, Forest coastline, Tropic island coastline and city coastline
Mount Everest is found within what mountain range?
Mount Everest from with in the Himalayan mountain range
Yosemite National Park is found within what mountain range?
Yosemite national park is found within the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California
What are the two largest mountain ranges found in Southern California?
San Gabriel mountains and San Bernardino Mountains
What is the definition of a desert
Hey Desiree is a large area of land usually in a hot region
What is the definition of a tundra
A tundra is a high elevation or high latitude desert
What is the definition of a swamp
Swamp is a flooded forest
What is the definition of a wetland
A wetland is always wet never flooded
What is the definition of a rainforest
A rain forest is an area that receives a lot of water (feet)
What is the definition of a grassland
A grassland is a large open area of country covered with grass especially one use for grazing
What is the atmosphere made up of?
78% nitrogen
21% oxygen
1% other
Name five different animals found in caves
cockroaches, crabs, bats, glowing worms, and fish
name three structures found in caves
rivers, stalactites, and stalagmites
where is the arctic located and what is there?
the arctic is found in the North Pole and there is no land nor continent
where is Antartica and what is there?
antartica is located in the South Pole and has land underneath the ice
rivers naturally do what?
rivers meander naturally
where do rivers empty out to?
rivers empty out to oceans, if not then lakes
what makes a lake natural and how do you know if its man made?
a river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater and flows to an ocean, lake, or another river. How you’d know its man made is if there’s huge concrete walls.
what natural force is responsible for creating canyons?
water is responsible for creating canyons
volcanic islands are made from what
volcanic islands are made of the volcanic activity on the seabed
what is the difference between a coniferous tree and a deciduous tree?
coniferous trees have needle-like leaves and are never bald. they’re all year around. Deciduous trees have large leaves and the leaves fall during autumn
what are natural resources?
natural resources are any material or organism found in nature that is useful for people
what are renewable resources and list four of them
air, water, soil and plants
what are non renewable resources and list four of them
coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy
according to the article “giving plastic a second chance,..”, how much plastic enters the ocean yearly?
9% of plastic enters the ocean every year
the most vulnerable part if earths ecological system is the what?
the atmosphere
what gas today is primarily responsible for global warming (climate change) ?
carbon dioxide
how does carbon dioxide cause earth to get warmer?
the pollution in the earth traps the heat because the atmospheres layer thickens
why are we getting stronger and stronger hurricanes today than in the past?
the water is becoming warmer
what country contributes the most to climate change and global warming?
the united states
what is happening to the ice caps in both the north and South Pole?
they are getting smaller every year
what kinds of energy resources must we stop using in order to help reserve or stop climate change?
fossils fuel, co2, and water vapor
the worlds population pits pressure on what
food desmans, natural resources, and water demand
