Atmoshere
What is the name of the area of the earth containing all living things
biosphere.
What is the Geosphere?
Rocks, nonliving parts of Earth
Which earth system includes humans?
Biosphere
What does bio mean?
Life
What does Geo mean?
Earth
Hydro means?
Water
A bird is flying in the air then a gust of wind blows it off track, the bird flaps it's wings harder and fights against the wind. What 2 spheres are interacting?
Atmosphere and biosphere
Ice wedging is a kind of weathering. What are the 2 spheres that are interacting in this type of weathering?
Cryo and Geo
Precipitation can be rain, snow, or hail. Which 2 are not in the hydrosphere?
snow, hail
What layer of the atmosphere do birds an planes fly in?
Troposphere
A dog chases a cat up a tree, as the dog is waiting for the cat to come down he gets a drink of water and lays on the ground. What are all the spheres that are interacting with the biosphere?
Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Atmosphere
You are digging in the sand at the beach with seagulls flying above and one of them steals your sandwich. What spheres are interacting?
Bio, Geo, Atmo, Hydro
What are the 2 different kinds of water in the hydrosphere?
salt water, freshwater
How does the ozone layer protect us?
Absorbs harmful radiation
Name the layers of the Atmosphere in order starting with the layer closest to Earth.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
You are sitting on the floor in Mr. LaRubbio's class drinking your ice water. Name all of the spheres that are interacting.
Bio, Geo, Cryo, Hydro, Atmo
A glacier can cause erosion. Glaciers slowly move pushing rocks and dirt with it. What spheres are interacting?
Cryo, Geo
You are running in gym class breathing hard, and sweating. What spheres are interacting?
Bio, Atmo, Hydro, Geo
How does the greenhouse effect insulate the Earth?
Traps in heat from the sun