Biosphere
What does "bio" mean?
life
What does "hydro" mean?
water
What does "atmo" mean?
air
What does "geo" mean?
What is a solid round figure?
sphere
What is the part of Earth where living things exist?
Biosphere
What causes waves in the ocean?
wind
What is the layers of gases that surround the Earth?
atmosphere
What are the layers of rock and soil called?
geosphere
Animals live at the bottom of the ocean.
Biosphere to Hydrosphere
How do plants anchor themselves?
roots
What is it called when water falls from the clouds to the ground in the form of rain, hail, sleet, or snow?
Precipitation
What gas in the atmosphere to we need to breathe?
oxygen
Air temperature affects the evaporation of water.
Atmosphere to Hydrosphere.
What happens to dead plants and animals?
They decompose into the soil.
What is the slow changing of liquid into a gas when particles vaporize at the water's surface?
Evaporation
What gas do we breathe out into the atmosphere?
carbon dioxide
What is the process by which the surface of the Earth is worn away by natural forces such as wind and water?
Erosion
Flooding moves soil and rocks to new places
Hydrosphere to Geosphere
What do plants release into the air?
oxygen
What is the process of changing a gas back to a liquid?
condensation
What is the process of changing a gas into a liquid in the clouds?
condensation
Winds cause major rain storms and flooding.
Atmosphere to Hydrosphere