Earth Science
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Which SUBSYSTEM contains all the LIVING THINGS on Earth?
BIOSPHERE
The Earth’s FOUR SUBSYSTEMS are ______
All CONNECTED BIOSPHERE, LITHOSPHERE, HYDROSPHERE, ATMOSPHERE
Which EARTH SPHERE contains OXYGEN, WATER VAPOR, NITROGEN and other gases to HELP US (HUMANS) SURVIVE?
ATMOSPHERE
What PROPERTY of a MINERAL refers to the ABILITY of the mineral to RESIST from BEING SCRATCH?
HARDNESS
EXAMPLES of SEDIMENTARY ROCK
CHALK, GRAVEL, SANDSTONE, LIMESTONE
EXAMPLE of FOSSIL FUEL
COAL
What is the ANOTHER TERM for COALIFICATION
CARBONIFICATION
What ELEMENT is a PRIMARY COMPOSITION of COAL
CARBON
These are ROCKS that CONTAIN MINERALS which are USEFUL to HUMANS
ORE
It ALLOWS EXTRACTION of ORES that are CLOSE to EARTH’S SURFACE
SURFACE MINING
What PROPERTY of a MINERAL refers to the ABILITY of the MINERAL to REFLECT LIGHT
LUSTER
These are USED to RECOVER ORES that are DEEPER into the EARTH’S SURFACE
UNDERGROUND MINING
In a GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT, what PRODUCES ELECTRICITY from the MOTION of the TURBINES
GENERATOR
What NATURAL SOURCE is TAPPED in a GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT?
ENERGY FROM THE HEAT OF THE EARTH
What is USED in HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS to PRODUCE ELECTRICAL ENERGY
ENERGY FROM MOVING WATER
Much of the WATER UNDERGROUND is REPLENISHED EITHER VERY SLOW or NOT AT ALL, thus it is TERMED as _____.
Non-renewable
Only 0.4% of the EARTH’S FRESHWATER is EASILY USED by HUMANS, why is that so?
Most FRESHWATER is FOUND as ICE in the VAST GLACIERS of GREENLAND and the IMMENSE ICE SHEETS of ANTARCTICA.
The EARTH’S WATER CYCLE is the GLOBAL MECHANISM by which WATER MOVES FROM the AIR to the EARTH THROUGH _____ and EVENTUALLY BACK to the ATMOSPHERE THROUGH _____.
PRECIPITATION, EVAPORATION
A LANDFILL is MOST LIKELY to DIRECLY POLLUTE _______.
GROUND WATER UNDER THE LANDFILL
The ADDITION of ADDITIONAL NITROGEN an PHOSPHORUS to AQUATIC SYSTEMS will ________.
INCREASE ALGAE and DECREASE O2 (OXYGEN)
If your community was planning to build a new SANITARY LANDFILL, what would be the MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT for the ENVIRONMENT to CONSIDER in LOCATING the LANDFILL?
The LOCATION of the GROUNDWATER
What is the PROCESS pertaining to the MOVEMENT and TRANSPORT of the UPPER LAYER of SOIL (TOPSOIL) by DIFFERENT AGENTS - particularly WATER, WIND, and MASS MOVEMENT -CAUSING its DETERIORATION in the LONG TERM?
SOIL EROSION
A RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY that DAMAGES the SOIL
MOTOCROSS
It is a REMOVAL of TOPSOIL the FERTILE TOP LAYER of SOIL THROUGH WATER, WIND AND TILLAGE
SOIL EROSION