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this sphere is the Earth’s core, mantle, crust:
geosphere
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humans affect the geosphere by:
construction, mines, agriculture
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this sphere is all the water in the Earth:
hydrosphere
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humans affect the hydrosphere by:
water pollution, dams, irrigation, climate change
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this sphere is the part of the planet where animals live:
biosphere
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humans affect the biosphere by:
climate change, deforestation, forest fires, fossil fuels
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this sphere is the gaseous mixture that surrounds Earth’s surface:
atmosphere
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this sphere is the frozen water on Earth’s surface:
cryosphere
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this kind of renewable energy comes from living things:
biomass
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this kind of renewable energy comes from the Sun’s radiation:
solar
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this kind of energy comes from the wind’s kinetic energy:
wind
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this kind of energy harnesses the potential energy of water in dams:
hydroelectric
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this kind of energy comes from the ocean’s tides:
tidal
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using wood for fire is an example of which energy?
biomass
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solar panels are an example of which energy:
solar
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wind turbines are an example of which energy:
wind
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dams are an example of which energy:
hydroelectric
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this kind of energy comes from the Earth’s inside:
geothermal
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tidal dams are an example of which energy:
tidal
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These natural resources cannot be replenished in a human lifetime:
nonrenewable resources
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These natural resources can be replenished easily:
renewable resources
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nonrenewable resources include:
fossil fuels, metals, soil
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renewable resources include:
biomass, solar, wind
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these are created from charged particles from the Sun colliding:
northern lights
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this is the trapping of heat by greenhouse gases:
the greenhouse effect
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a natural greenhouse gas:
CO2
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man-made greenhouse gases:
CFCs
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these rocks form from sediment:
sedimentary
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these rocks form from temperature and pressure changes:
metamorphic
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these rocks form from cooled lava:
igneous
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what are the three biogeochemical cycles we discussed in class?
carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen
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these three elements flow through the nitrogen cycle:
nitrate, urea, ammonia
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this is defined as the increase in temperature with depth in the Earth:
geothermal gradient
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list some benefits of renewable energy:
less greenhouse gas emissions, less global warming, prevents pollution, improved public health, reliability
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A layer in the Earth’s atmosphere that shields the Earth’s surface from the Sun’s UV radiation:
ozone layer