Earth's Spheres
What is the name of the sphere that includes all water on Earth?
The hydrosphere
How much of the Earth is covered in water?
75%
The continuous cycle of water on Earth
The water cycle
The large salty body of water that takes up most of Earth
The ocean
What does the word "conserve" mean?
Save
What is the name of the sphere that includes all life on Earth?
The Biosphere
How much of Earth's water is freshwater?
3%
Precipitation
A stream of water that leads into a larger body of water
River
How many liters of water should people drink every day?
5
What's the name of the sphere that includes all landforms on Earth?
The Geosphere
How much of the human body is made of water?
65%
What is the step in the water cycle where the water turns into water vapor?
Evaporation
A large block of ice made of primarily freshwater
Glacier
Name two ways that you can conserve water
Turn off the sink when you brush your teeth
Take shorter showers
What is the name of the sphere that includes the gasses on Earth?
The atmosphere
Draw a pie graph of the freshwater on Earth
A pie graph with 3% shaded
What is the step in the water cycle where all of the water droplets move into a larger body of water?
Collection
A large body of water surrounded by land that can be salt or freshwater
Lake
Which room in the house do people typically waste the most amount of water?
The bathroom
Name 2 ways that spheres can interact?
The biosphere uses the hydrosphere to drink
The biosphere uses the atmosphere to breathe.
Draw a pie graph to represent all of the water on Earth
A graph with 75% shaded
What is the step in the water cycle where water vapor begins turning back into water droplets?
Condensation
A marshy place near the ocean where saltwater and freshwater meet
Estuary
Only 1% of water is drinkable
We need water to live, and we don't want to run out of clean drinking water