Earth Science Vocabulary

This system includes rocks, volcanoes, mountains, and sand.

This system includes all living things, including plants and animals.

Space junk is to the outer layers of our atmosphere like ______________ is to air pollution.

This occurs when pollutants and soil are deposited into water.

Which word does not belong: deposition, biosphere, erosion, atmosphere

Which word does not belong: space junk, conservation, smog, deforestation

The arctic fox is the biosphere, like weather is to the ___________.

When soil is broken down near water sources, we call this ___________

This is a problem in our biosphere that is removing rainforests and trees.

rain shadow is to a mountain like the wind, rain, and water are to ____________

This system includes all of our water sources, ice caps, and glaciers.

water is the hydrosphere, like volcanoes are to the ____________.

Coal miners mine for coal. Coal is a type of _______________ energy.

A type of pollution in the air is called ______________.

rain occurring near mountain regions one side of the mountain receives rain the other does not

solar energy, geo-thermal energy, and wind turbines are examples of _______ energy sources.

Which word does not belong: hydrosphere, biosphere, glacier, geosphere