martes, 1 de noviembre de 2016

THE LITHOSPHERE


The lithosphere is the solid, outer part of the Earth.





 


It can be divided into Oceanic crust and Continental crust.








1) Oceanic crust is the solid part covered by the water of the oceans. There are five oceans: 

    - Atlantic.
    - Pacific.
    - Indian.
    - Artic.
    - Southern.





2) Continental crust: it is the soild part that forms the continents. There are five continents: 

     - Europe.
     - Asia.
     - Africa.
     - America.
     - Oceania.





For more information,click on the links below:

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0134-the-earths-oceans.php

http://www.ducksters.com/geography/oceans.php


https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_Continents.htm


SOCIAL SCIENCE

THE LITHOSPHERE

There are three layers in the Earth:

1) The core: it is the inner layer. It is made up of lava and magma.
2) The mantle:it is the middle layer. It is made up of magma and rocks.
3) The crust:it is the surface of the Earth. It is made up of rocks and soil.













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lunes, 17 de octubre de 2016

CHANGES IN ECOSYSTEMS


There are different types of changes in ecosystems

- Changes caused by natural causes: changes in the weather, floods, forest fires, volcanic eruption...

- Changes caused by human activities: construction of buildings, planting...


                             FLOOD



                          FOREST FIRE



            VOLCANIC  ERUPTION



THE WEATHER:  FOUR  SEASONS 
                               OF THE YEAR.





          HUMAN  BUILDINGS






                 HUMAN PLANTING





FOOD CHAIN














FOOD CHAIN IN ECOSYSTEMS

The food chain consists of three groups:

1) PRODUCERS
2) CONSUMERS
3) DECOMPOSERS



PRODUCERS

They make their own food (Plants and algae).



CONSUMERS

There are three types of consumers:

1) HERBIVORES:  they only eat plants.
2) CARNIVORES: they only eat meat.
3) OMNIVORES: they eat plants and meat.








DECOMPOSERS

They decompose dead organisms. Some examples are fungi and bacteria.











HABITATS

A habitat is a place with certain physical conditions:

- temperature
- types of rock
- etc.




 


 



 



COMMUNITIES

Communities are groups of living organisms.









ECOSYSTEMS

Ecosystems are formed by the communities of living organisms that live in a habitat and the interactions between them all.