Geosphere/Hydrosphere
What does "Geosphere" mean?
"Earth Ball"
Define cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
The ice on earth, the air bubble on earth, all living things on earth
What two spheres are involved with this scenario?:
Rain provides water for living things
Hydrosphere and biosphere
Almost all of the earth's energy comes from what source?
The sun
What does the word "silicate" mean?
Salty rocks
What fruit is a good model of the earth's three layers?
A peach
Name something that is a part of the cyrosphere.
Ice, sea ice, glaciers, ice shelves, icebergs, permafrost, etc.
What two spheres are involved with this scenario?:
Waves break where the sea floor is shallow
Hydrosphere and geosphere
A tiny fraction of the earths energy comes from what two other sources?
Tides and lava/magma
The anableps is a fish that has two _____ in each ______
eyes, eyeball
Name three things that are a part of the Hydrosphere?
Saltwater, lakes, rivers, marshes, rain, water in clouds, underground water, etc.
Name two jobs of the atmosphere.
Contains the air we breathe, absorbs energy from the sun's rays, keeps the earth warm, absorbs and reflects harmful UV rays, burns up space debris.
Nitrogen passing from an animal to the soil is an example of exchanging WHAT between spheres?
Matter
What part of the atmosphere released from things like cars keeps extra energy trapped in the earth?
Greenhouse gases
Different temperatures of air and water create what two natural occurrences?
Wind and currents
What are the three layers of the geosphere?
Crust, mantle, core
What element makes up most of the atmosphere?
Nitrogen (78%)
We compared the Earth System to a school system. Name 5 things we had as a part of the school system.
Principal, teachers, desks, lockers, staff, attitude, etc...
About how much of the sun's energy is absorbed by the ground?
When I say "Hallo", you say.... (spelling counts! Closest group gets the points!)
Wie geht's!
What percentage of the hyrdrosphere is made up of salt water?
97%
Most living things need what 3 things to live?
Oxygen/carbon dioxide, water, moderate temperatures
Exchange of _______ happens when it passes from the sun to the earth to the air.
Energy
Give two reasons why the ice caps melting is bad for the people of earth.
It floods coasts and it eliminates ice that reflects energy back into outer space.
Who is the greatest super hero of all time?
BATMAN!