Name:_____________________________________________________
Mrs. Prinzo
Environmental Science
Note Packet
Chapter 1-Planet Earth (pgs 3-17)
1. READ chapter 1 (pages 3-17) in the text book.
2. Define the Vocabulary:
1. Aquifer:
2. Artesian Well:
3. Atmosphere:
4. Biosphere:
5. Hydrosphere:
6. Igneous Rock:
7. Lithosphere:
8. Metamorphic Rock:
9. Organism:
10. Ozone:
11. Sedimentary Rock:
12. Stratosphere:
13. Troposphere:
What is Environmental Science?
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Study of the _____________________ of humans on the __________________________________.
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Goal:
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Study: how we use ________________________________________________; how we _________________
the environment
Other Fields that Contribute:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Earth
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ORGANISMS-
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Why can Earth support Life?
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Presence of _______________________________________________.
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Water can
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Help maintain
Layer of __________ surrounding ____________________.
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Contains _______________________.
_______________________ from the sun.
3 Layers of the Earth
1.
2.
3.
Check for Understanding
1. What parts of the Earth make up the hydrosphere?
2. What characteristics of Earth enable it to support life?
3. The temperature of a planet is determined, in part, by its distance from the sun. Which planets would
you expect to be warmer than Earth? Colder than Earth?
LITHOSPHERE
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All land, rocks,
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Three types of rock:
o 1.
o 2.
o 3.
HYROSPHERE
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All parts of __________________ made of __________________.
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The Earth is _____________________________________________.
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__________________ of hydrosphere is ____________________________________________.
1.
2.
3.
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___________ hydrosphere is ________________________________________.
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________________, ______________________, ___________________________, and ____________________ are sources
of fresh water.
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________ are
called aquifers.
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Artesian Well
Occurs if well is drilled into an aquifer where pressure builds up.
Check for Understanding
1. In which type of rock are fossils usually found?
2. Why is the presence of fresh water important to living things?
ATMOSPHERE
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Layer of ________________ that _______________________ the Earth-mostly consists of
______________________.
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Four Layers
o Troposphereo Stratosphereo Mesosphereo Thermosphere-
Check for Understanding
•1. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ionosphere? Why does this layer have this name?
•2. Approximately how high do airplanes fly? Explain why.
•3. People who live at sea level often have trouble breathing at the tops of high mountains. Why do you
think this is true?
BIOSPHERE
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All the parts
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Contains
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Organisms adapt to survive in the
OZONE LAYER
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Three ______________________ _________________________ together make one __________________ molecule.
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Filter out most
Check for Understanding
•1. What parts of the Earth make up the biosphere?
•2. List two ways in which you interact with each of the three parts of the biosphere every day.