Earth Systems Quiz

this sphere is the Earth’s core, mantle, crust:

geosphere

humans affect the geosphere by:

construction, mines, agriculture

this sphere is all the water in the Earth:

hydrosphere

humans affect the hydrosphere by:

water pollution, dams, irrigation, climate change

this sphere is the part of the planet where animals live:

biosphere

humans affect the biosphere by:

climate change, deforestation, forest fires, fossil fuels

this sphere is the gaseous mixture that surrounds Earth’s surface:

atmosphere

this sphere is the frozen water on Earth’s surface:

cryosphere

this kind of renewable energy comes from living things:

biomass

this kind of renewable energy comes from the Sun’s radiation:

solar

this kind of energy comes from the wind’s kinetic energy:

wind

this kind of energy harnesses the potential energy of water in dams:

hydroelectric

this kind of energy comes from the ocean’s tides:

tidal

using wood for fire is an example of which energy?

biomass

solar panels are an example of which energy:

solar

wind turbines are an example of which energy:

wind

dams are an example of which energy:

hydroelectric

this kind of energy comes from the Earth’s inside:

geothermal

tidal dams are an example of which energy:

tidal

These natural resources cannot be replenished in a human lifetime:

nonrenewable resources

These natural resources can be replenished easily:

renewable resources

nonrenewable resources include:

fossil fuels, metals, soil

renewable resources include:

biomass, solar, wind

these are created from charged particles from the Sun colliding:

northern lights

this is the trapping of heat by greenhouse gases:

the greenhouse effect

a natural greenhouse gas:

CO2

man-made greenhouse gases:

CFCs

these rocks form from sediment:

sedimentary

these rocks form from temperature and pressure changes:

metamorphic

these rocks form from cooled lava:

igneous

what are the three biogeochemical cycles we discussed in class?

carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen

these three elements flow through the nitrogen cycle:

nitrate, urea, ammonia

this is defined as the increase in temperature with depth in the Earth:

geothermal gradient

list some benefits of renewable energy:

less greenhouse gas emissions, less global warming, prevents pollution, improved public health, reliability

A layer in the Earth’s atmosphere that shields the Earth’s surface from the Sun’s UV radiation:

ozone layer