Earth Spheres 1
What are the Earth's spheres?
biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
What are 3 examples of biosphere?
animals, plants, humans
What does the word bio mean
Life
what is the meaning of the word Atmos?
Air
Earth's atmosphere is composed of
about 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen, 0.9 percent argon, and 0.1 percent other gases.
Which sphere contains water?
hyrdosphere
Air next to the ground becomes warm. What two interactions are happening?
atmosphere and geosphere
Tectonic plates belong to which sphere?
geosphere
Name 3 things that belong to the geosphere
rock, magma, sand, etc.
A volcano blasting its top into bits of rock and ash. Which spheres are interacting in this situation?
geo and atmos.
A tree is blown down by wind. What two spheres are interacting with one another
biosphere and atmosphere
The rock, dust, soil, and minerals of the Earth's solid crust and outer mantle make up the ____
geosphere
What is precipitation?
When water in a cloud falls down to Earth because of gravity.
This gas is found in the stratosphere where it helps protect us from UV radiation.
ozone
Sediment, sand and dirt piling up at the mouth of a river delta. Which sphere are interacting in this situation?
Geo and hydro
Which sphere does the Ozone layer belong to?
Atmosphere
What is the step of the water cycle in which water vapor becomes a liquid again?
condensation
What is the function of the ozone layer?
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
What is the prefix in the word Geosphere and what is its meaning?
Prefix GEO means Earth or Ground
Tree roots growing into a crack in a rock and splitting it into smaller pieces is an example of this. Which sphere are interacting in this situation?
Geo and Bio
What is the name of the step of the water cycle in which liquid water becomes a gas?
evaporation
What is the prefix in the word Hydrosphere and what is its meaning
Prefix HYDRO means Water
Which sphere is important to keep Earth's temperature from being extremely hot or cold?
the Atmosphere
Name one interaction between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere.
condensation, evaporation, precipitation.
A thunderstorm is a connection between which spheres?
Atmos and hydro.