Geosphere
What makes up the geosphere?
All non-living things (rocks, minerals, etc.)
What makes up the biosphere?
All living things
What makes up the hydrosphere?
All water on Earth
What makes up the atmosphere?
All gases on the planet.
List the four spheres.
Geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
Which of the following is in the geosphere?
A) volcanoes
B) rivers
C) oxygen
A) volcanoes
Which of the following is in the biosphere?
A) wind
B) humans
C) sun
B) humans
This is a large body of water that separates the continents?
A) ocean
B) lakes
C) rivers
A) Oceans
Which of the following is in the atmosphere?
A) mountains
B) clouds
C) groundwater
B) clouds
What two spheres are interacting during erosion?
Geosphere and Hydrosphere
What sphere do worms live in?
The geosphere
What sphere do fish live in?
Hydrosphere
97% of Earth's water is ______________.
saltwater
Which spheres are involved in the water cycle?
A) geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere
B) hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere
C) atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere
B) hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere
What is erosion?
The process of soil being broken down overtime.
Skeleton
Explain how the biosphere interacts with another sphere.
Student response
Where is the majority of freshwater found?
Glaciers and Polar Ice Caps.
Explain how the atmosphere interacts with another sphere.
Water cycle.
What is one way humans could help slow the process of erosion?
Humans could plant trees on the river bank to help firm up the soil.
Explain how the geosphere interacts with another sphere.
Student response.
Order the spheres based on which is most important to the biosphere.
Student response
Out of all the water on the planet what percentage is freshwater?
3%
Why do humans need the atmosphere?
Humans need air.
Pick two spheres and explain how they interact with each other.
Student response.