Spheres
Which sphere contains all of Earth's water?
Hydropshere
What is the outermost layer of earth?
Crust
Which word describes earth's shape?
sphere
How does the atmosphere impact the biosphere?
The quality of air impacts the well being of living things. Living things can pollute the air. The atmosphere blocks the sun's rays to make earth livable.
An educated guess is called a __________.
hypothesis
Which sphere contains all living things on Earth?
Biosphere
Which layer is belowe earth's crust?
Mantle
What is a group of parts that work together as one?
system
How does the lithosphere impact the biosphere?
Provides shelter for living things
Which step of the scientific method comes AFTER the hypothesis?
experiment
Which sphere contains all the gases that surround Earth?
Atmosphere
What is the center of earth's interior made mostly of iron?
Core
What is hot, soft rock that is heated almost to its boiling point?
magma
How do plants and animals/humans in the biosphere help one another?
Plants provide people/animals with oxygen to breathe and people provide plants with carbon dioxide. Plants also provide a food source for animals.
Which step of the scientific method comes AFTER the experiment?
collect/analyze data
Which sphere contains earth's crust and landforms?
Lithosphere
Which part of earth's core is solid?
Inner Core
Which part of earth's crust is not covered by oceans?
continental
How would a forest fire affect all other spheres of the earth?
Biosphere- kill living things or drive them out of their homes
Atmosphere- pollute air
Lithosphere- burns land
Hydrosphere- large amounts of water is used to put out the fire
Which step comes AFTER collecting/analyzing data?
draw conclusions
Living things need water to survive. Living things can also pollute the water.
Which part of earth's core is liquid?
Outer
Which part of earth's crust lies beneath the oceans?
oceanic
How might a hurricane affect the lithosphere and biosphere?
Lithosphere- reshape crust through erosion
Biosphere- can kill living things
Which step comes FIRST in the scientific method?
observe/ask a question