SAVVAS Topic 5 Vocab

What is the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• sublimation

What is the earth’s system that includes the rocks and minerals?

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

What is the solid and rigid outer layer of our earth (includes the crust and the upper mantle)?

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• mantle

What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat?

• biodiversity

• ecosystem

• population

• habitat

What is the term for the gradual change in the characteristics of a species over time?

• adaptation

• mutation

• evolution

• speciation

What do we call all the water on, under, or above earth’s surface?

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• biosphere

What is the term for the layer of soil and rock that supports plant life?

• pedosphere

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

What is the term for the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism?

• habitat

• ecosystem

• biome

• niche

What is the earth system with all living things?

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

What is the term for the interaction between living organisms and their environment?

• ecosystem

• habitat

• biome

• niche