Name the Sphere
Geo-
Bio-
Hydro-
Atmo-
Geo-Earth/land
Bio-Life
Hydro-Water
Atmo-Air
The cloudy sky causes a plane to crash into the ocean. Name one of the 2 spheres that is impacted.
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
A squirrel on a log.
Biosphere & Geosphere
Plants, trees, flowers, humans, animals are found in this sphere.
A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment
Ecosystem
When living things breathe they interact with this sphere.
Atmosphere
When a forest is on fire, what spheres are interacting?
Biosphere (trees and animals) and Atmosphere (air). The trees and animals are dying from the fire. The air is becoming filled with smoke.
The ocean crashing against the shore.
Hydrosphere & Geosphere
Rock, dirt, and the inside of the Earth are in this sphere.
Geosphere
Sand or small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and deposited on the land or at the bottom of a body of water
Sediments
During a rainstorm, a bird gets swept up in the floodwaters. The hydrosphere and what other sphere is affected?
Biosphere
When water evaporates from a lake, what spheres are interacting?
The hydrosphere (water) and the atmosphere (gas). The water evaporates from the lake and becomes part of the atmosphere
A hurricane brings 100 mph winds to Hawaii.
Atmosphere & Biosphere
Which two gases are primarily known to be in the Atmosphere?
Oxygen & Nitrogen
What is the definition of interactions?
actions by one thing that have an effect on a different or separate thing
When a hurricane floods a city, how is the geosphere impacted?
The ground becomes soggy and could erode.
Earth’s spheres interact in many ways. What is one way that the hydrosphere and geosphere interact?
Answers may vary.
Name 3 things that are a part of the Geosphere.
Rock, Soil, Mountains, etc.
Feature on the surface of Earth, such as a mountain, hill, dune, ocean, or river
Landforms
Name all of the spheres and what they contain!
Biosphere- all living things on Earth
Atmosphere- all air on Earth
Hydrosphere- all water on Earth
Geosphere- all land on and in Earth
Explain how a volcano eruption involves interactions of all four spheres.
Geosphere (rock) and Atmosphere (air) Also, the Geosphere (rock) and Biosphere (humans). The volcano erupts and shoots lava and gases into the atmosphere. The lava pours down the volcano and can kill humans or animals in its path.
What is one way that the Atmosphere and Geosphere interact?
Answers may vary.
Name 3 things that are a part of the Hydrosphere.
Name 3 things that are a part of the Biosphere.
Rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.
Humans, animals, plants, etc.
What is the definition of molten rock?
rock heated to a temperature that is sufficient to turn it into a thick liquid