The Biosphere

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The biosphere- is the sum of all the Earth’s Ecosystems

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–Biosphere–Biome–Ecosystem–Community–Population–Organism

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What’s the difference between a community and Ecosystem?

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Ecosystem- composed of living communities and nonliving physical and chemical factors

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Biotic factors- all organisms

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Abiotic Factors- things that influence the biosphere that are not or have never been alive

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Work with your neighbor to come up with 3 abiotic factors.

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Bodies of water

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Energy

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Energy from Nuclear Fission in the Earth’s core

Nutrients & Minerals

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Atmospheric Gasses and Phenomena

Climates influence the distribution of terrestrial communities

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What’s the difference between climate and weather?

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Earth’s climate patterns are determined by:

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The input of Solar energy

The planets movement in space

Solar radiation varies with latitude

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Most climatic variations are due to the uneven heating of Earth’s surface

Predict what part of the world (latitude) has the most life.

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Low angle ofincoming sunlight

Sunlight strikesmost directly

Low angle ofincoming sunlight

Atmosphere60°SSouth Pole

Tropic ofCapricorn

30°S

0° (equator)

30°NTropic ofCancer

North Pole60°N

June solstice(Northern

Hemisphere tiltstoward sun)

March equinox(equator faces sun directly)

December solstice(Northern

Hemisphere tiltsaway from sun)

Constant tiltof 23.5°

Septemberequinox

The Earth’s tilt causes the seasons

Uneven heating causes rain and winds

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What is Convection?

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Descendingdry airabsorbsmoisture

Trade winds

Ascendingmoist airreleasesmoisture

Trade winds

Descendingdry airabsorbsmoisture

Temperatezone

Temperatezone

Tropics

Doldrums0°

30° 23.5° 23.5° 30°

• Prevailing wind patterns– In the tropics the winds blow from east to west– In temperate zones, the winds blow from west to east

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60°N30°N

30°S

60°S

Ocean Currents- created by wind, density, planet rotation, location of continents

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Warm or Cool Coastal areas

Rainfall is affected by:

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location of mountains

EastWinddirection

PacificOcean

CoastRange

SierraNevada

Rain shadow Desert

Rainfall is affected by:

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Prevailing winds

Rainfall is affected by:

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Ocean Currents

Driest place on Earth

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Atacama Desert

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1.• Put the following terms in order from smallest to

largest:• A. biome, biosphere, community, ecosystem,

organism, population• B. ecosystem, organism, biome, population,

community, biosphere• C. community, biosphere, organism, biome,

ecosystem, population• D. organism, population, community, ecosystem,

biome, biosphere

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• Which of the following is not a biotic factor in an ecosystem?• A. decomposer• B. flower• C. sunlight• D. Autotroph• E. an echinoderm

3.

• A= True B= False• Factors such as climate, ocean currents, and precipitation would fall

under the category of biome.

4.

• A= True B= False• All life on Earth requires energy from the sun.

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• The Earth’s season are created by• A. It is winter when we are further from the sun and summer when it

is closer to the sun.• B. The Earth’s tilt as we revolve around the sun• C. The rotation of the Earth on its axis

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• 6. Complete the statement:• As one moves farther from the equator the temperature tends to

_____________.• A. increase B. decrease C. Stay the Same

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• 7. As elevation increases temperature tends to ____________A. Increase B. Decrease C. Stay the same.

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• Predict which location you would expect to be warmest year round?• Place A at 1oN• Place B at 30oN• Place C at 60oS• Place D at 60oN

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• Predict which would have a warmer ocean current.• A• B• C

A B

C

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• What does an ecosystem include that a community does not?• A. Biotic factors• B. Global wind patterns• C. multiple individuals• D. abiotic factors such as water

a

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