Name the Sphere
Which of Earth's spheres includes all living things, from tiny bacteria to giant trees?
What is the Biosphere?
Which sphere do clouds and wind belong to?
What is the Atmosphere?
When a plant takes in water from the soil through its roots, which two spheres interact?
What are the Biosphere, Geosphere, Hydrosphere?
What is the main source of energy that drives our water cycle and weather?
What is the sun?
Which sphere includes all the rocks, minerals, mountains, and the solid ground?
What is the Geosphere / Lithosphere?
What is the Hydrosphere?
When strong wind blows sand and shapes a rock (erosion), which two spheres interact?
What are the Atmosphere and Geosphere?
What two main gases make up the vast majority of Earth's Atmosphere?
What are Nitrogen and Oxygen?
Which sphere contains all of Earth's water in oceans, lakes, rivers, and underground?
What is the Hydrosphere?
Magma and molten rock deep inside the Earth are part of which sphere?
What is the Geosphere?
When a volcano erupts and shoots ash and Carbon Dioxide into the air, which spheres interact?
What are the Geosphere and Atmosphere?
About how much of Earth's surface is covered by water?
What is about 70-75%?
Which sphere is the thin layer of gases that surrounds our planet?
What is the Atmosphere?
An oak tree growing in the park belongs to which sphere?
What is the Biosphere?
Rain falling from a cloud helps grass grow in a field. Name two interacting spheres.
What are the Hydrosphere and Biosphere?
Name the four major spheres of Earth all together,
What are the Atmosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere, and Geosphere?
What is the special name for the frozen part of Earth's water (glaciers and ice caps)?
What is the Cryosphere?
Polar ice caps and snow belong to which combined spheres?
What is the Hydrosphere and Cryosphere?
Lightning from a storm strikes and hits a tree in the forest. Which two spheres are interacting?
What are the Atmosphere and Biosphere?
True or False: Earth's spheres work completely separately and never affect each other.
What is False?