Earth's Spheres
This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all of the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts.
What is the geosphere?
Sometimes fires burn down large areas of forests that are part of the biosphere. Which of Earth’s other system is MOST likely to be affected? A.geosphere B. cryosphere C. atmosphere D. hydrosphere
What is C?Atmosphere
What is observation?
This sphere contains all of the water on or near Earth.
What is the hydrosphere?
A conclusion or statement based off of your observations and past experiences.
What is an inference?
Clouds are part of these two spheres.
What are the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?
Name the layer where aircraft operate.
What is the atmosphere?
This sphere contains all of the living things on Earth.
What is the biosphere?
Amber is walking down the sidewalk & the wind is blowing her hair & skirt. Which parts of the Earth system are interacting? A.hydrosphere and geosphere B.atmosphere and biosphere C.cryosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere D.geosphere, cryosphere, and atmosphere
What is B?atmosphere & biosphere
Define Quantitative and Qualitative Observations
Quantitative: the amount; Qualitative: the words to describe
Seeds spread by the wind is an example of an interaction between these two spheres.
What are the biosphere and the atmosphere?
What are the three main layers of the Earth?
Answer: What are the crust, mantle, and inner and outer core?
This sphere is the body of gases surrounding our planet.
What is the atmosphere?
While out on a walk by the river Emanuel noticed a bird fishing in the water and a raccoon feeding on the bank river. Which statement best describes an interaction of the spheres he is looking at? A.The biosphere gets matter from the atmosphere B.The geosphere gets energy from the atmosphere C.The biosphere get matter from the hydrosphere D.The atmosphere gets energy from the hydrosphere.
What is C? the biosphere gets matter from the hydrosphere
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
What is approximately 71%?
A hurricane that hasn't yet made landfall is an example of an interaction between these two spheres.
What are the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?
For my most exellent listeners: This sphere contains all of the frozen water on earth.
What is the cryosphere?
Rico is at the beach watching the waves. Which of these parts of the Earth system interacts with the hydrosphere to produce the waves at the beach? A. biosphere B. geosphere C. cryosphere D. atmosphere
What is D? Atmosphere
Name the largest ocean on Earth.
What is the Pacific Ocean?