Lithosphere
What is the lithosphere?
The land - Earth's solid crust and upper mantle
What is the Earth's invisible shield?
What is the atmosphere?
What is the hydrosphere?
What is all the water on Earth?
What is the biosphere?
All living things belong to the biosphere – all plants and animals
What is one way to conserve Earth's systems?
What is recycling or reducing waste?
What is one example of a feature found in the lithosphere?
What are mountains, rocks, or soil?
Name one layer of the atmosphere.
What are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere?
Name two bodies of water.
What are rivers, lakes, oceans, or ponds?
How does the Sun's energy affect ecosystems?
What is it provides light and warmth, essential for photosynthesis?
How can we reduce water pollution?
What is by not dumping trash in water?
Name a way the lithosphere affects living things.
It provides habitats and resources like minerals and soil for plants and animals.
How does the atmosphere protect us?
It blocks harmful solar radiation.
Why do all living things need water?
What is for drinking, growing food, and sustaining life?
What is one way humans can help the biosphere?
What is by reducing pollution or conserving habitats?
What does it mean to conserve something?
What is to protect and use wisely?
What materials make up the lithosphere?
What are rocks, soil, and minerals?
Why do all living things need air?
What is because air contains oxygen, which is essential for life?
How does water pollution affect the hydrosphere?
It harms aquatic life and makes water unsafe for drinking and recreation
How does the Sun's energy affect plants?
What is it helps them grow?
Name one way we can conserve water.
What is turning off the tap while brushing teeth?
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What is the process called when rocks break down into smaller pieces?
What is erosion?
What gas do we breathe in?
What is oxygen?
How do plants use water?
What is for photosynthesis?
How do humans affect the atmosphere?
What is through pollution?
How does conservation help wildlife?
What is it protects their habitats and food sources?