diff --git a/Grade 9/Science/SNC1DZ/Study_Sheet.md b/Grade 9/Science/SNC1DZ/Study_Sheet.md index 66c925a..0000f6f 100644 --- a/Grade 9/Science/SNC1DZ/Study_Sheet.md +++ b/Grade 9/Science/SNC1DZ/Study_Sheet.md @@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ - smell, taste, touch, hearing, sight - scales, tape, measuring meter + ## Qualitative and Quantitative Properties |Type|Definition|Example| @@ -171,9 +172,11 @@ - Using electricity - Adding thermal energy + ## Catalyst - Substance that accelerates a chemical change without being consumed OR changed itself + ## Uses of Hydrogen Peroxide - On cuts/scraps - Blood has a catalyst = see bubbling O2 @@ -183,5 +186,110 @@ - React with compounds that provide color - RESULT = no colour (bleach blond hair/teeth) -# Unit 3 -Sustainability: the ability to maintain + +# Unit 3: Biology + +## The Sphere's of Earth +### Atmosphere +- The layer of `gases` above Earth's surface, extending upward for hundreds of kilometers. + - `78% nitrogen gas`. + - `21% oxygen gas`. + - `< 1% argon, water vapour, carbon dioxide & other gases`. +- Critical to (almost all) life on Earth. +- Acts like a **blanket & moderates surface temperature**. +- Insulation prevents excessive **heating** during the day & **excessive cooling** during the night. +- Average surface temperature droup from **15C to -18C**. +- Blocks some **solar radiation (most ultraviolet light)**. + + +### Biosphere +- The regions of Earth where `living organisms` exist. +- Describes **the locations in which life can exist within the lithosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere**. +- Biosphere is thin in comparison to diameter of the Earth. +- ALL conditions required for **life must be met and maintained within this thin layer of ground, water, and nutrients to survive**. + +### Hydrosphere +- All the `water` found on Earth, above and below the Earth's surface. +- Includes + - **Oceans** + - **Lakes** + - **Ice** + - **Ground Water** + - **Clouds** +- 97% of water on Earth **is in the oceans**. + + +### Lithosphere +- The `hard part` of Earth's surface. +- **Rocky outer shell of Earth**. +- Consists of: + - **Rocks and minerals that make up mountains, ocean floors, and Earth's solid landscape** +-Thickness: **50 - 150km**. + + +### Terms +- `Biotic`: Living components (their remains AND features) + - Bears, insects, micro-organisms, nests +- `Abiotic`: Non-living components + - Physical/chemical components + - Temperature, wind, humidity, precipitation, minerals, air pressure +- `Sustainability`: **The ability to maintain natural +ecological conditions without interruption, +weakening, or loss of value.** +- `Population` + - All of the individuals of a single species in a particular area +- `Community` + - Individual from all of the DIFFERENT populations (communities of different species) +- `Ecosystem` + - Term given to the community and its interactions with the abiotic environment + +- `Sustainable Ecosystem` + - An ecosystem that is maintained through natural processes + +## Types of Energy +- #### Radiant Energy + - Energy that travels through EMPTY SPACE +- #### Thermal Energy + - Form of energy TRANSFERED DURING HEATING/COOLING + - Keeps the Earth's surface warm + - CANNOT provide organisms with energy to grow & function +## Successions +- `Succession`: The gradual and usually predictable changes in the composition of a community and the abiotic condtions following a disturbance. + - ### Primary + - on newly epxposed ground, such asa following a volcanic eruption. + - ### Secondary + - in a partially distrubed ecosystem, such as following a forest fire. + - Human caused disturbances. +#### Light Energy +- VISIBLE forms of radiant energy +- Can be used by some organisms (CANNOT be stored) + +#### Chemical Energy +- Used by living organisms to perform functions (growth, reproduction, etc.) +- MUST be replaced as it is used + +## It starts with the sun … +- Energy radiates from the sun (UV) +- Earth is hit with the UV or light energy +- 70% of radiant energy is absorbed by `Hydrosphere` & `Lithosphere` +- Converted into **thermal** energy +- Warms the atmosphere, evaporates water & produces winds +- What happens with the rest? +- Approx. `30%` is reflected back into space +- `0.023%` absorbed by living organisms through photosynthesis + + +## Benefits of Succession +- Provides a mechanism by which ecosysmtems maintain their long term sustainability. +- Allows ecosystems to recover from natural or human caused distrubances. +- Offers hope (New Orleans, New Jersey, Florida, Puerto Rica). +- Time needed is very long. +- Original cause o disturbance must be eliminated. +- Not all disturbances can be repaired. +- Disturbances can be repaired through humans actions that support the natural processes of succession. + +## Biodiversity +- The variety +- + +