1. Hydrosphere and Lithosphere 2. Earth System (4 physical systems)• Atmosphere– Layer of gases that surround Earth. Allows you tobreathe and protects earth.• Lithosphere–…

Slide 1Carbon Dating Used for determining the age of earth materials Age of rocks, fossils Every living organism on Earth has carbon When organism dies, carbon remains but…

Slide 1Topic: Earth’s Features Essential Question: What crustal features are created by the movement of Earth’s plates? Slide 2 Topic: Earth’s Features Essential Question:…

Slide 1Continental Drift Chapter 10 Section 1 Slide 2 Continental Puzzle Do the continents fit together perfectly? What continents fit the best? What other information would…

1.  2. ECOLOGY The study of living organisms and their interaction with the nonliving environment 3. Historical Background Ecology Eco= “house”ology= “study of”BIOTIC…

1. Section 1: The GeosphereStandards: SEV1a, SEV1eTHE DYNAMIC EARTH 2. Why is the Earth classified asa “system”? A system consists ofparts that worktogether. Parts…

Atmosphere OZON GREENHOUSE GAS EFFECT Atmosphere The surrounding air of the Earth Lithosphere METEOROLOGY GEOLOGY Biosphere Atmosphere ASTRONOMY Hydrosphere OCEANOGRAPHY…

Chapter 3 Ecosystems: Connections in Nature Chapter Overview Questions What is ecology? What basic processes keep us and other organisms alive? What are the major components…

Slide 1Earth’s Interior Interior=inside Slide 2 Geologist A geologist is a scientist that studies the forces that shape earth’s surface 200 years ago was the start of…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Theory of Continental Drift  Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist  Proposed in 1912 in articles  Single large continent (Pangaea – “all…