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TES 4.4 - How the Earth System Explains Dinosaur Extinction
Read - Dinosaur Extinction
Synthesizing Ideas About the Earth System
Labeling Interactions on Ferris Island
Word Relationships
Objective: KWBAT explain how changes in one part of the Earth system can cause changes in another part of the Earth System.
A system is a group of parts that work together.

Earth is a system because it has different parts that interact and work together - the hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere.

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Read "How the Earth System Explains Dinosaur Extinction"

Click on the link to the book: https://learning.amplify.com/books/9781945192708/#page=1
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Answer the questions below

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Explaining Extinction

Part 1: Change to the Geosphere

Here's how interactions in the Earth system could have led to dinosaur extinction. About 65 million years ago, a huge asteroid hit Earth in part of what is now Mexico. The asteroid blasted a deep crater in the spot where it landed, and it also caused changes to other parts of Earth's geosphere. Volcanic eruptions began to increase. Lava-molten rock from deep underground-poured out of volcanoes. The lava covered hundreds of miles. Is the lava what killed off T. rex? No. The lava covered a huge area, but it was small compared to the entire surface of Earth. Hot lava did not kill every T. rex on earth. The explanation is more complicated than that.
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Question: How is the water shortage in East Ferris an example of the parts of the Earth system interacting (working together)?

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What did you learn about the parts of the Earth system interacting (working together)?

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What did you learn when we put ice on a taller cup to represent being higher-up in the atmosphere?

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What happens when wind blows water vapor into a mountain?

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Why does it rain less on one side of the mountain?

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Use these words to create sentences to answer the questions on the right.
  • atmosphere
  • biosphere
  • condensation
  • evaporation
  • geosphere
  • hydrosphere
  • molecule
  • water vapor
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As you read, think about how one change caused other changes in another part of the Earth’s system.

65 million years ago, a huge asteroid hit Earth. In the book, how did a change in one part of the Earth’s system cause a change in another part? Give one example below.

Now we will add to a diagram of Ferris Island to show how the parts of the Earth system (atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere) interact to create the rain shadow effect.

Earth System Interactions on Ferris Island

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Use at least two words from the list to write a sentence that explains what you have been learning.

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Use at least two words from the list to write a sentence that answer the question, What are some examples of how parts of the Earth system interact?

Match the words below (on the left of the arrow) to the correct part of the earth (on the right of the arrow)
Life (living things)
is part of the Hydrosphere
Water
is part of the Atmosphere
Land
is part of the Biosphere
Air
is part of the Geosphere
The atmosphere is one part of the Earth system.
A) Agree
B) Disagree
An asteroid that hit Earth killed all the dinosaurs on Earth instantly.
A) Agree
B) Disagree
Volcanoes erupted and caused the temperature to get warmer.
A) Agree
B) Disagree
The biosphere includes all of the water on Earth.
A) Agree
B) Disagree
Dinosaur species that lived on land went extinct, and species that lived in water also went extinct.
A) Agree
B) Disagree
Living things depend on all parts of the Earth system to survive.
A) Agree
B) Disagree
Label 1 on the model: Water evaporates from the ocean and turns from liquid water to water vapor.

Which parts of the earth system are interacting (working together)? Choose all that apply
A) Hydrosphere - all of the liquid water and ice Earth
B) Biosphere - all the living things on Earth
C) Atmosphere - the air that surrounds Earth
D) Geosphere - the solid part of Earth
Label 2 on the model: Wind blows water vapor into the mountain and up the side of the mountain.

Which parts of the earth system are interacting (working together)?Choose all that apply
A) Hydrosphere - all of the liquid water and ice Earth
B) Biosphere - all the living things on Earth
C) Atmosphere - the air that surrounds Earth
D) Geosphere - the solid part of Earth
Label 3 on the model: Water vapor goes up high in the atmosphere and condenses to liquid water and rains down.

Which parts of the earth system are interacting (working together)? Choose all that apply
A) Hydrosphere - all of the liquid water and ice Earth
B) Biosphere - all the living things on Earth
C) Atmosphere - the air that surrounds Earth
D) Geosphere - the solid part of Earth
Label 4 on the model: Rainwater seeps into the ground, storing in an underground reservoir in the cracks of the ground.

Which parts of the earth system are interacting (working together)? Choose all that apply
A) Hydrosphere - all of the liquid water and ice Earth
B) Biosphere - all the living things on Earth
C) Atmosphere - the air that surrounds Earth
D) Geosphere - the solid part of Earth
Label 5 on the model: People in West Ferris use a surface reservoir to collect extra rainwater. They also use groundwater.

Which parts of the earth system are interacting (working together)? Choose all that apply
A) Hydrosphere - all of the liquid water and ice Earth
B) Biosphere - all the living things on Earth
C) Atmosphere - the air that surrounds Earth
D) Geosphere - the solid part of Earth
Label 6 on the model: The people of East Ferris only have groundwater to use, so they create a water shortage.

Which parts of the earth system are interacting (working together)? Choose all that apply
A) Hydrosphere - all of the liquid water and ice Earth
B) Biosphere - all the living things on Earth
C) Atmosphere - the air that surrounds Earth
D) Geosphere - the solid part of Earth