Environmental Science Chapter 3

Most water on Earth is fresh water

Which sphere can the asthenosphere and lithosphere be found?

When producers CO₂ out of their environment & combine it with H₂O in the presence of sunlight

What is #3 in the diagram?

What type of water is most abundant on Earth?

Which of Earth's spheres consists of the layers of gases surrounding our planet?

Which diagram shows a divergent plate boundary?

Which cycle converts a specific element into ammonia (NH3).

Which sphere are humans part of?

All material in the universe that has mass & occupies space is called

Which is the Earth's OUTER most sphere?

If Lithium's mass numer is 7 and it has 3 protons, how many neutrons does it have?

Is bleach an acid, a base, or neutral?

Matter that organisms require for their life processes are called

Water which returns from the atmosphere to Earth's surface as rain or snow is called

Enyzymes, amino acids, and polypeptide chains are all examples of

What is the modern name for Wegener's Theory of Continential Drift?

Which everyday item is an acid?

Water can only be a solid or a gas

Which process is labeled #4? (water flows downhill and is the precipitation that did not get absorbed into the soil)

Basic units of matter, the smallest units that maintain the chemical properties of an element

Which was NOT used as evidence to prove the idea of Pangaea?

If Lithium has 3 protons and 4 neutrons, what is it's atomic number?

Because of their large size, proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, & lipids are called

The lithosphere is carried on a softer, but still firm, layer of rock called the

Rice, pasta, bread, and wheat are all examples of

Water is less dense when frozen

The release of water vapor by plants through their leaves is called

Which macromolecule will your body start breaking down if you haven't eaten in days?

What type of plate boundary is shown below?

If Lithium's atomic number is 3 and it has 4 neutrons, what is it's mass number?

The outermost layer of Earth & the geosphere

Which sphere of Earth is made of all the rock above & below Earth's surface?

Planet's living or once-living things & nonliving parts of the environment they interact with

Which cycle moves slowly through soil and oceans but quickly through plants and animals.

The acidity or basicity of a solution is described by this scale

Which subatomic particle is found on the outer shell of an atom?

Which biogeochemical cycle involves rain and snow?

Thin layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin on dry land & in the ocean

Meteorites occur in which layer of the atmosphere?

Which of the following are common sources of phosphorus?

Which cycle utilizes evaporation and transpiration.

What type of plate boundary is shown in diagram below?

Why is water often called "the universal solvent?"

What macromolecule stores and organism's genetic material such as DNA and RNA?

One of water's properties is cohesion

What is the charge of a neutron?

Water has the ability to dissolve many other molecules (universal solvent)

Which scientist researched the idea of Panges in 1911?

What is baking soda's pH?

Water has a resistance to temperature change

Auroras (Northern Lights) occur in which layer of the atmosphere?

Nutrients circulate endlessly throughout the environment in ____________ cycles

Which cycle utilizes photosynthesis and respiration?

What is the charge of a proton?

If Lithium's atomic number is 3 and mass number is 7 how many protons does it have?

What item found on the scale is considered neutral?

The central core of every atom, containing particles called protons & neutrons, is called a(n)

The negatively charged part of an atom