Spheres All Around
This sphere is composed of rocks, minerals, mountains & mud
What is the geosphere?
These are the 2 main categories that water can be found in on Earth
What are fresh and salt?
When waves crash on the sand and cause erosion
Percipitaion, evaporation, condensation & run off are part of this model.
What is the water cycle?
This is caused by the movement of tectonic plates, which are the plates that make up the Earth's surface
What is an Earthquake?
This sphere has 5 layers to it.
What is the atmosphere?
Fresh water makes up this percent on Earth
What is 3%?
Animals and plants that live in lakes and rivers.
What are the biosphere and hydrosphere?
Water that falls from the clouds to the ground in the form of rain, hail, sleet, or snow
What is percipitation?
This is caused by pressure building up beneath the Earth's crust
What is a volcano eruption?
Plants, animals and humans are all part of the
What is the biosphere?
True or False: All fresh water is accessable for us to drink
What is false?
When a hurricane starts these 2 spheres are the part that helps form it
What are the atmosphere and hydrosphere?
The slow changing of a liquid into a gas
What is evaporation?
This is caused by evaporation and condensation over warm ocean waters
What is a hurricane?
The hydrosphere makes up this % of the Earth.
What is 75%?
These are 3 substances that can be found in ground water that make it undrinkable
What are oil, pesticides and fertilizers?
When seeds are pushed by wind into new areas to grow
What is the atmosphere and biosphere?
The process by which the surface of the Earth is worn away by natural forces such as wind and water
What is erosion?
This is caused by earthquakes, heavy rain or snow, or other disasters
What is mudslide or avalance?
The meanings of all 4 prefixes of the spheres
What are bio-life, hydro-water, geo-Earth & atmo-air?
This percent of fresh water on Earth is found in lakes and rivers
What is 1%?
Cloud coverage affects the temperature on land
What are the atmosphere and geosphere?
The changing of a gas into a liquid.
What is condensation?
This is mostly caused by man and dry weather, and strong winds
What is a wildfire?