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Earth's Spheres
Atmosphere, Biosphere, Geosphere and Hydrosphere
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the Himalaya Mountains form? | Colliding tectonic plates |
| Where would you find the most geologically active regions on the surface of the Earth? | Boundaries between tectonic plates |
| In which layer of the atmosphere would you find the ozone layer? | Stratosphere |
| This is a "large-scale" atmospheric phenomena caused by air that is constantly in motion. | Weather |
| This is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake | Richter Scale |
| The densest atmospheric layer is the _____. | Troposphere |
| In the troposphere, _______ decreases as altitude increases. | Temperature |
| These are the three mechanisms of energy transfer through or within Earth's atmosphere. | Conduction, Convection and Radiation |
| This causes air to be denser near Earth's surface. | Gravity |
| What type of temperature would be on Earth without the greenhouse effect? | Extreme Cold |
| This sphere includes "all of the water" on or near Earth's surface. | Hydrosphere |
| Where is most of Earth's fresh water found? | Ice Caps & Glaciers |
| In comparison to fresh water, ocean water contains more of this... | Salt |
| Where would you find "deep currents"? | Ocean floor |
| Surface currents circulate in different directions, depending on the ____ in which they occur. | Hemisphere |
| This is the layer of the ocean that extends from the base of the thermocline to the bottom of the ocean floor. | Deep Zone |
| With respect to energy, Earth is a _______ system | Open system |
| Which part of Earth contains all areas where organisms can get the food or energy they need to survive? | Biosphere |
| Currents at the surface of an ocean are driven by the _______ | Wind |
| With respect to matter, Earth is mostly a ______ system | Closed system |
| This is the layer of the ocean where temperature drops off quickly as you descend deeper. | Thermocline |
| This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere. | Mesosphere |
| Weather occurs in this layer of the atmosphere | Troposphere |
| Meteors burn up in this layer of the atmosphere | Mesosphere |
| This is an atom that is electrically charged (it has lost or gained an electron) | Ion |
| The ionosphere is located in this layer of the atmosphere | Thermosphere |
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