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Earths Spheres

100

This sphere contains Earth’s weather and it is the foundation for the different climates around the world

Atmosphere

200

 All of Earth’s water, including water that cycles through the atmosphere, is what sphere?  

Hydrosphere

300

This sphere includes the solid metal inner core, the liquid metal outer core, and the rocky mantle and crust.

Geosphere

400

This sphere is made up of all the ice and snow on land, plus sea and lake ice.  

Cryosphere

500

The parts of Earth that contain all living organisms are collectively known as what sphere

biosphere

True or False

100

Land can be described only by its elevation.

False.    

200

THe highest point is Mount Rushmore at 4,418 meters

False

300

The lowest point is found at Badwater Basin in Death Valley in California, with an elevation of 86 meters below sea level.

True

400

The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas is called transpiration

False

500

Most of the water in the hydrosphere is salt water (97%) and is found in mostly oceans

True

Landforms: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Coastlines, Dune, River, Delta

100

This is the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake.

Coastline

200

Landforms that have low elevation and low relief are called  

Plains

300

When sediment builds up, it makes this landform

Delta

400

This is a natural stream of water that flows into another body of water such as an ocean, lake or another river.

River

500

This is a hill of sand piled up by the wind.

Dune

Rivers, Watersheds, divides, ponds or lakes

100

The land area that supplies water to a river is called

Watershed

200

Watersheds stay separated from each other by a ridge of land called a

Divide

300

This  starts as a trickle of water that originates from a source like an underground stream, runoff from rain or melting snow and ice.    (Mississippi is an example)

River

400

This forms through several natural processes.   Some of these waterways are formed in depressions and others are created by movements of Earth’s crust.   (Hint:  In North America there are Great ones of these, and in Western NY there are finger ones of these).  

Lakes 

500

These are smaller and shallower than Lakes. 

Ponds

General Questions

100

Earth has two main souces of Energy.  What are they?

Energy from the sun and heat from Earths interior

200

What is an example of constructive forces 

Answers will vary

300

There are several ways that the oceans are unique in the hydrosphere .  Name three way in which oceans vary

Salinity,  Temperature and Depth

400

Define water cycle 

The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to athmosphere and back again

500

Name the five spheres of the Earths System

Atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and biosphere