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Slide 1 / 47 Slide 2 / 47 Earth's Systems Classwork & Homework www.njctl.org Slide 3 / 47 Classwork: Geosphere Slide 4 / 47 Define geosphere. 1 Slide 5 / 47 2 Where is the oldest part of the earth located? Slide 6 / 47 3 What are


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Earth's Systems Classwork & Homework

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Classwork: Geosphere

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1 Define geosphere.

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2 Where is the oldest part of the earth located?

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3 What are the four layers of the Earth? List them in order from the outermost to the innermost.

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4 What are the layers of the earth made of?

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5 Draw and label the layers of the earth.

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Homework: Geosphere

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6 What is the top layer of the earth we live on called? What is it made of?

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7 What does the prefix “geo-“ mean?

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8 What factors caused different layers to form within the Earth?

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9 What layer of the Earth is the deepest?

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10 Define soil.

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Classwork: Atmosphere

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11 Define atmosphere.

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12 What is the air in the atmosphere made up of?

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13 What happens in the atmosphere the further away from earth you get?

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14 What is the ozone layer and what does it do?

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15 Create a drawing or diagram of the rain shadow effect.

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Homework: Atmosphere

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16 What does the prefix “atmo-“ mean?

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17 List the layers of the atmosphere from closest to earth to furthest.

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18 Describe how lifting occurs.

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19 Why is the ozone layer so important to us here on Earth? What can happen if we receive too much ultraviolet (UV) radiation here on Earth?

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20 How is a wind funnel created? What impact does it have on the wind?

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Classwork: Hydrosphere

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21 Define hydrosphere.

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22 What are the two different types of water here on Earth? What is the percentage of each type.

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23 What is surface water? Give three examples.

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24 How does the ocean water help regulate temperature?

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25 Explain if the landforms found in the ocean are similar or different compared to landforms found

  • n land. Give an example to support your claim.

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Homework: Hydrosphere

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26 Give three examples of where water may be found in the hydrosphere.

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27 What percentage of water is actually “usable” by humans and other animals and where is it found.

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28 How do the oceans impact weather?

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29 Where is the majority of freshwater on Earth located?

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30 Your family just bought a piece of land without any surface water, where could you get freshwater from?

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Classwork: Biosphere

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31 Define biosphere.

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32 Describe the interactions between the different spheres for one of the following events. Try to list as many interaction as possible.

  • a. Heavy rain in a desert biome
  • b. Forest fire
  • c. Volcanic eruption

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33 What is the impact of rain on the biosphere?

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Homework: Biosphere

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34 Define Biomes and identify which one you live in.

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35 Provide one example (not from our slides) for each of the relationships below:

  • a. How the hydrosphere affect the biosphere?
  • b. How the biosphere affect the atmosphere?
  • c. How the biosphere affect the geosphere?
  • d. How humans affect the biosphere.

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36 What negative effects does over-hunting have on an ecosystem?

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37 What is the difference between a native species and an alien species?

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