Atmosphere
What gas do we need to breathe from the air?
Oxygen
The hydrosphere is all the water on Earth's ________, _____, and ___________.
surface, air, and underground
Are humans part of the biosphere?
Yes
True or False: There are volcanoes in Indiana.
False
You splash into a puddle in the rain, which sphere are you interacting with?
The hydrosphere
What level of the atmosphere do we live in?
Troposphere
Where is 97% of the Earth's water?
In the ocean
What do animals need from the biosphere to survive?
Food, shelter and water
What is an example of something found in the lithosphere?
Soil, rock and landforms
What sphere helps protect the earth from harmful rocks and rays?
The atmosphere
What is the atmosphere made up of?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
What is the largest lake in Indiana?
Lake Wawasee
What do plants need from other spheres to survive?
Sunlight, water and air
What is the name of a natural process that happens in the lithosphere?
The rock cycle
What sphere includes the clouds that bring rain?
The atmosphere
What does it mean when air pressure drops?
A storm is coming
What is the cycle that moves water through Earth's spheres?
The water cycle
How does pollution in the atmosphere affect the biosphere?
It can harm living things
What breaks rock down into sediments?
Weathering and erosion
What 2 spheres do fish live in?
The biosphere AND the hydrosphere
How many layers are in the atmosphere and what are they?
1: troposphere, 2: stratosphere, 3: mesosphere, 4: thermosphere, 5: exosphere
What is a watershed?
A system of water that all comes together (ex: rain)
How does the biosphere depend on the lithosphere?
soil and land to live and survive on
What is magma called when it reaches Earth's surface?
Lava
When a volcano erupts and injures animals nearby, which two spheres are interacting?
The lithosphere and the biosphere