Earth's Surface, Systems, and Resources (Part 1)

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All living organisms on the Earth make up the __________________, which interacts with the other systems in various ways.

________________________ is the heat transfer due to bulk movement of molecules within fluids such as gases and liquid, including molten rock. This is occurring in the Earth and is thought to be the driving force behind plate movement.

It is theorized that _____________ was an ancient super-continent that broke up about 180 million years ago.

Which Earth systems are interacting in the following situation? -Organisms need water to survive.

The ________________ is the Earth system that contains all of Earth's water, most of which can be found at the surface of the planet.

This natural cycle transports an element vital to organisms through all Earth systems, except the atmosphere

In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of ___________________, which stated that segments of earth's crust are in a constant state of movement.

Which Earth systems are interacting in the following situation? -Wind causes weathering and erosion.