Spheres
Spheres
Spheres Interactions
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
100
The prefix "bio" comes from a Greek word that means what?
Life!
100
In which sphere did life begin?
Hydrosphere
100
An examples of an connection between atmosphere and hydrosphere are...
a) lakes
b) rivers
c) rocks
d) rain
d) rain
100
What do we call massive pieces of slow moving ice?
Glaciers!
100
True or False!
Humans have explored most of the Earth's Oceans...
False - 5% of Earth's oceans have been explored and charted.
200
What do we call FRESH water that lies beneath the Earth's surface?
Groundwater!
200
Approximately how much of our planet is covered by water?
70%
200
This picture describes which connection.
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
200
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Lose 100 points
200
Ocean zones are based on...
How deep the water is!
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
How much of our Earth's water is freshwater?
How much of our Earth's water is salt water?
3%
97%
300
Wind is part of what sphere of Earth?
Atmosphere!
300
A thunderstorm is a connection between:
Atmosphere-Hydrosphere
Cold dry air, updraft, warm moist air=thunderstorm
300
When animals make their own light, it's called...
bioluminenscence!
300
Why is the aphotic zone of the ocean also called the midnight zone?
There is no sunlight!
400
The four spheres of Earth...
a) exist only on other planets
b) are all connected
c) having nothing to do with one another
b) are fictional
b) are all connected
400
Who studies the hydrosphere?
Oceanographers!
400
Which spheres are interacting in the picture below?
Biosphere-Atmosphere-Geosphere
400
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Bonus 100 points
400
True or False!
There are no living things in the deepest parts of the ocean.
False!
500
Geo =
Earth, ground, all the land on Earth, non-living
500
Who studies the Geosphere?
a) meteorologists
b) geologists
c) biologists
b) geologists
500
Which spheres are interacting in the picture below!
Biosphere-geosphere
500
Does every planet have a biosphere?
No! Earth is the only one we know of so far.
500
Oceanographers divide the oceans into special areas called...
Zones