environmental

Question 1

Troposphere

Answer 1

layer of gasses that can support life, closest to earth

Question 2

stratosphere

Answer 2

clumps of cells found, absorb energy from the sun, ozone layer

Question 3

mesosphere

Answer 3

little gas

Question 4

thermosphere

Answer 4

furthest from earth

Question 5

tundra

Answer 5

artic region

Question 6

taiga

Answer 6

typically found just south of the tundra

Question 7

temperate forest

Answer 7

climate is stable, rainfall is abundant,

Question 8

grassland

Answer 8

scarce in rainfall, most important

Question 9

tropical forest

Answer 9

typically near the equator, richest in species

Question 10

chaparral

Answer 10

hot summers, cold winters, harsh conditions

Question 11

desert

Answer 11

found in very dry areas of the world

Question 12

climatographs

Answer 12

summary of the average temperature and precipitation for each month of the year for a given location

Question 13

open system

Answer 13

allows both matter and energy to freely flow in and out.

Question 14

closed system

Answer 14

allows energy to flow in and out, does not allow matter to go in or out.

Question 15

isolated system

Answer 15

does not allow energy or matter to flow in and out

Question 16

weather

Answer 16

conditions of temperature, air pressure, cloud cover, precipitation

Question 17

climate

Answer 17

average weather conditions over a long period of time

Question 18

biosphere

Answer 18

thin layer of earth that supports life

Question 19

parts of biosphere

Answer 19

atmosphere, lithosphere, hydroshphere

Question 20

atmoshphere

Answer 20

layer of gas surrounding earth

Question 21

lithosphere

Answer 21

solid portion of earth

Question 22

hydrosphere

Answer 22

all water on earth

Question 23

mountain/ice

Answer 23

extremely cold climate, less vegetation