Spheres
About that sphere!
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This n That
100
This sphere is the mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth.
What is the Geosphere?
100
Icebergs, Icecaps, glaciers, and snow belong to this sphere.
What is the cryosphere?
100

What is the Ozone (in the stratosphere) layer protecting us from?

Ultraviolet Rays from the Sun

100
This sphere contains the air that we breathe
What is the atmosphere?
100

This layer of the atmosphere is where weather occurs and is closest to Earth's surface. What is it called?

What is the Troposphere?

200
This sphere contains all the liquid water on the Earth.
What is the hydrosphere?
200
The three sections of the geosphere. (from top to bottom)
What is Crust, mantle, and core?
200
When a Low (Hot Air) pressure and High (Cold Air) Pressure system are both the size of Florida, and they slam into each other going 100 MPH, what would happen?

What is create a violent storm, such as a Hurricane or Tornado?

200

 Does the sun or fossil fuels create more greenhouse gases (which thins out our atmosphere?)

What is the fossil fuels?

200
  • Question: When rain falls and nourishes plants, this is an example of interaction between which two spheres?

What is the Hydrosphere and Biosphere?

300
This sphere contains all of the frozen water on the Earth.
What is the cryosphere?
300
Bacteria, people, forests, and oceans are part of this sphere?
What is the biosphere?
300

78% of the atmosphere is made of this gas, more than any other.

What is nitrogen?

300
This sphere blocks out all of the harmful u.v. rays that would fry us alive.
What is the atmosphere?
300

 When volcanic eruptions release ash and gases into the air, which two spheres are interacting?

What is the Geosphere and Atmosphere? 

400
This is a mixture of mostly invisible gasses that surround the Earth.
What is the atmosphere?
400

Does the cryosphere contain any liquid water?

What is no?

400

This gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere, what we breathe.

What is oxygen?

400

Why does the wind that we need for weather go from the Ocean to the Land, and what is that called?

What is the seabreeze?

400

What is the name of the reaction plants use to turn Carbon Dioxide into food and oxygen?

What is photosynthesis?

500

This sphere, a layer of the atmosphere contains the Ozone layer, which blocks UV Radiation from the Sun.

What is the stratosphere?

500

All of the matter, energy, and processes within Earth's boundary.

What is Earth System?

500
Where is the air pressure the strongest, in the clouds or on the ground? (Hint: What is convection?)
What is on the ground?
500

This method of heat transfer allows the ground to heat the air using the Sun's heat energy but also allows us to feel when a coffee cup is hot.

What is conduction?

500
These are the five parts of Earth system.
What is Hydrosphere, Cryosphere, Geosphere, Atmosphere, and Biosphere?
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