Crust
The thin, solid, outermost zone, of Earth
Mantle
The layer that underlies the crust and it is denser than the crust. It makes up 2/3 of Earth's mass.
Lithosphere
The uppermost part of the mantle
Asthenosphere
Below the lithosphere, rigid layer, has plasticity because of heat and pressure of solids
Mesosphere
A layer of solid mantle rock below the asthenosphere
Oblate Spheroid
Squashed sphere
Plasticity
the ability of a solid to flow
Magnetosphere
Motions within the core produce electric currents
Describe two characteristics that make Earth unique in our solar system.
We have water and people inhabit it.
What does the difference between your weight at the equator and your weight at the poles suggest about the shape of Earth?
It is an oblate spheroid, which means that there is less distance when your on the equator to the core, then when your on the poles.
System
an organized group of related objects or components that interact
Atmosphere
The blanket of gases that surrounds Earth's surface
Hydrosphere
all of Earth's water except the water that is in gaseous form in the atmosphere
Geosphere
Mostly solid part of Earth
Biosphere
Composed of all of the forms of life in the geosphere in the hydrosphere and in the atmosphere.
Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Energy
The ability to work: transferred by heat, light, vibrations, and electromagnetic waves
Energy Budget
Additions in energy are balanced by subtractions
Reservoir
A place where matter/energy is stored
Cycle
A group processes in which matter and energy repeatedly move through a series of reservoirs
Explain the role of energy in the carbon cycle.
Goes through 4 spheres, to produce carbohydrates, methane in the air, glucose.
Ecosystem
A community of organisms and the environment that the organisms inhabit
Carrying Capacity
The largest population that an environment can support at any given time
Food Web
used to represent the relationships between multiple food chains
Ecology
Relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
Producer
An organism that makes/provides its own food. EX. trees, plants
Consumer
An organism that eats the foods the producers make
Decomposer
An organism that decomposes material ex. bacteria
Energy pyramid
pyramid of energy flow in a community
Food Chain
Chart of what eats what (which organisms consume other organisms)
Why does energy flow in only one direction in a given food chain of an ecosystem?
Because it leads up to the top of the food chain.
What characteristic of Earth's interior is likely responsible for earth's magnetic field?
The liquid iron in earth's outer core
What is the role of decomposers in the cycling of matter in the biosphere?
To become a part of the other 3 spheres
Crust
The thin, solid, outermost zone, of Earth
Mantle
The layer that underlies the crust and it is denser than the crust. It makes up 2/3 of Earth's mass.
Lithosphere
The uppermost part of the mantle
Asthenosphere
Below the lithosphere, rigid layer, has plasticity because of heat and pressure of solids
Mesosphere
A layer of solid mantle rock below the asthenosphere
Oblate Spheroid
Squashed sphere
Plasticity
the ability of a solid to flow
Magnetosphere
Motions within the core produce electric currents
Describe two characteristics that make Earth unique in our solar system.
We have water and people inhabit it.
What does the difference between your weight at the equator and your weight at the poles suggest about the shape of Earth?
It is an oblate spheroid, which means that there is less distance when your on the equator to the core, then when your on the poles.
System
an organized group of related objects or components that interact
Atmosphere
The blanket of gases that surrounds Earth's surface
Hydrosphere
all of Earth's water except the water that is in gaseous form in the atmosphere
Geosphere
Mostly solid part of Earth
Biosphere
Composed of all of the forms of life in the geosphere in the hydrosphere and in the atmosphere.
Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Energy
The ability to work: transferred by heat, light, vibrations, and electromagnetic waves
Energy Budget
Additions in energy are balanced by subtractions
Reservoir
A place where matter/energy is stored
Cycle
A group processes in which matter and energy repeatedly move through a series of reservoirs
Explain the role of energy in the carbon cycle.
Goes through 4 spheres, to produce carbohydrates, methane in the air, glucose.
Ecosystem
A community of organisms and the environment that the organisms inhabit
Carrying Capacity
The largest population that an environment can support at any given time
Food Web
used to represent the relationships between multiple food chains
Ecology
Relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
Producer
An organism that makes/provides its own food. EX. trees, plants
Consumer
An organism that eats the foods the producers make
Decomposer
An organism that decomposes material ex. bacteria
Energy pyramid
pyramid of energy flow in a community
Food Chain
Chart of what eats what (which organisms consume other organisms)
Why does energy flow in only one direction in a given food chain of an ecosystem?
Because it leads up to the top of the food chain.
What characteristic of Earth's interior is likely responsible for earth's magnetic field?
The liquid iron in earth's outer core
What is the role of decomposers in the cycling of matter in the biosphere?
To become a part of the other 3 spheres