Earths Resources - Earths Interactions

Question 1

atmosphere

Answer 1

the gases surrounding the earth

Question 2

geosphere

Answer 2

the solid earth. this is the layer of the earth made up of solid rock and rocky materials

Question 3

biosphere

Answer 3

the part of the earth that can support life and includes all living things

Question 4

hydrosphere

Answer 4

total amount of water on the planet. includes water on the surface, underground and in the air

Question 5

physical resource

Answer 5

these are any non-living (inorganic) resources that are used directly, collected, extracted or modified by human beings using various abilities and skills.

Question 6

biological resource

Answer 6

these are any living, or previously living (organic), resources that are used by human beings.

Question 7

renewable resource

Answer 7

A resource that can be used repeatedly and doesn’t run out because its naturally replaced.

Question 8

non-renewable resource

Answer 8

A natural resource (usually found beneath the earth), that when consumed, does not replenish at the same speed at which it is used up.

Question 9

climate change

Answer 9

a large-scale shift in earths weather patterns or average temperature