Earth's Spheres
This sphere includes rocks, mountains, and soil
Geosphere
Animals drinking water from a lake is an interactions between these two spheres
Biosphere + Hydrosphere
Evaporation
Trash and chemical entering rivers is called...
Pollution
Weather happens in this layer of the atmosphere
Troposphere
This sphere includes oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers
Hydrosphere
Wind blowing sand across a desert is an interaction between these spheres
Atmosphere + Geosphere
This process forms clouds
Condensation
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of this energy source
Fossil fuels
The two most common gases in the atmosphere are nitrogen AND this gas
Oxygen
This sphere includes all plants, animals, and humans
Biosphere
Rain falling on soil and causing erosion involves these spheres
Hydrosphere + Geosphere
Rain, snow, sleet and hail are all forms of this
Precipitation
Cutting down large areas of forests in called this
Deforestation
These gases trap heat and warm the planet
Greenhouse gases
This sphere surrounds Earth and contains the air we breathe
Atmosphere
Plants taking carbon dioxide from the air is an interaction between these spheres
Biosphere + Atmosphere
Water flowing across land into rivers and lakes is called this
Runoff
The variety of living things in an ecosystem is called this
Biodiversity
Uneven heating of Earth by the Sun causes this movement of air
Wind
Name all four Earth's systems
Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
Rain falls on plants growing in soil. Name all spheres involved
Hydrosphere + Biosphere + Geosphere
Name the three main stages of the water cycle
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
Burning fossil fuels increases this environmental problem
Global warming / climate change
Strong rotating storms that form over warm ocean water are called this
Hurricanes