Hydrosphere Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the components of the biosphere? - Answer-Atmosphere (air), Lithosphere (land), Hydrosphere (water) Describe the atmosphere composition - Answer-Most of the atmosphere is made up of Nitrogen - 78.084% and Oxygen - 20.95%. Water makes up between 1%-4%. Describe the flow of Solar Energy through Photosynthesis - Answer-6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy ---> 602 + C6H12O6. Describe the flow of Solar Energy through Cellular Respiration - Answer-C6H12O6 + 6O2 ----> 6C02 + 6H20 + heat e...

NES Elementary Subtest 1 Exam Questions with Complete Solutions identifiers as latitude and longitude: "Santa Barbara, CA is 34° North latitude and 119° West longitude." distance from one place to another. For example, "Salt Lake City is southeast of the Great Salt Lake" or "Beachside Santa Barbara is the hub of a large coastal California county lying northwest of Los Angeles, just off Highway 101." Physical characteristics of Earth - ANSWER Include such features as rivers, ...

what are open systems? - both energy and matter transfer across the system boundary what are closed systems? - only energy transfers across the system boundary - no matter what are isolated systems? - no exchange of mass of energy is possible matter and energy stay within the boundary what is an example of an open system? - a hydrological drainage basin what are inputs? - added to the system what are flows? - matter or energy moves from one store to another what are stores? - energy buil...

LUOA Earth Science third quarter exam actual questions and answers 2024 with complete solution Benefits to using geothermal energy include all of the following except_______________. - Answer ️️ -non-toxic emissions turn into water vapor. A very controversial form of energy is ______________________ power. - Answer ️️ -nuclear What is the main leading source of renewable energy? - Answer ️️ -Hydropower There is enough coal to last us about ______________________ years. - Answe...

Sustainable correct answer: management of natural resources and the environment with goals of allowing the harvest of resources to remain at or above a specified level, ecosystem retains its functions and structure Unsustainable correct answer: a system that cannot grow or survive on its own, is not renewed overtime so it cannot continue any longer. Biogeochemical Cycling correct answer: The flow of chemical elements and compounds between living organisms and the 4 major physical reserv...

Asthenosphere CORRECT ANSWER the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere. It is a layer of solid rock that has so much pressure and heat the rocks can flow like a liquid. principle of uniformitarianism CORRECT ANSWER states that geological processes have worked in the same way throughout time. Earth's major interacting systems CORRECT ANSWER climate system, the plate tectonic system, and the geodynamic system. climate system involves... CORRECT ANSWER interactions among the ...

Ecology is the study of... - ANSWER the relationship between an organism and its environment & involves scientific study of the interactions determining the distribution and abundance of organisms Levels of Ecology (in order from biggest to smallest) - ANSWER biosphere, ecosystems, communities, populations, organisms Biosphere - ANSWER the sum of the surfaces, atmosphere and hydrosphere of the earth which is occupied by lining organisms Biomes - ANSWER major habitat; aquatic, forests, g...

ecology - study of the relationship between an organism and its environment deciduous - sheds its leaves annually coniferous - having leaves that don't fall off in the winter; "cone-bearing" biosphere - sum of surfaces, atmosphere, and hydrosphere tropical biome - biome: most diverse; no seasonal climate; wet and dry seasons temperate biome - biome: deciduous & coniferous forests; seasonal climate taiga biome - biome: northernmost forests; seasonal climate; long winters, sho...

APES UNIT 4 REVIEW verified/passed Earth's spheres - correct answer lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere Earth's core levels - correct answer - inner core; solid - outer core; liquid - mantle - asthenosphere - lithosphere (earth's surface) Earth's surface composed of... - correct answer continental crust and oceanic crust Which is denser, oceanic crust or continental crust? - correct answer oceanic Plate tectonics theory - correct answer a model of movement of...

SCI 225 Green House Gases - correct answer CO2, water vapor, ozone, nitrogen, oxygen Current CO2 - correct answer 398 ppm System - correct answer interacting components. whole more complex. inputs and outputs, can contain subsystems. Hypothesis - correct answer a possible explanation for something you see happening. a prediction that helps support Weather - correct answer Local atmospheric conditions over a short period of time. Highly variable. What youre wearing today. changes day...