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Earth's Spheres
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Interacting Spheres
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100
The layer of the Earth that includes living organisms
What is biosphere?
100
This sphere includes all the air around the earth
What is the atmosphere?
100

This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all of the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts.

What is the geosphere?

100
Sometimes fires burn down large areas of forests that are part of the biosphere. Which of Earth’s other system is MOST likely to be affected? A.geosphere B. cryosphere C. atmosphere D. hydrosphere
What is C? Atmosphere
100
The use of the five senses to gather information.

What is observation?

200
All of the solid water on earth
What is Cryosphere?
200
This sphere includes all the liquid water on earth.
What is hydrosphere?
200

This sphere contains all of the water on or near Earth.

What is the hydrosphere?

200
Which of these parts of the Earth system are interacting when Florida’s orange trees grow? A. Biosphere, hydrosphere, & atmosphere B. Geosphere, cryosphere,& atmosphere C. Biosphere, hydrosphere, & cryosphere D. Cryosphere, atmosphere, & hydrosphere
What is A? Biosphere, hydrosphere, & atmosphere
200

A conclusion or statement based off of your observations and past experiences.

What is an inference?

300

Clouds are part of these two spheres.

What are the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?

300

Name the layer where aircraft operate.

What is the atmosphere?

300

This sphere contains all of the living things on Earth.

What is the biosphere?

300
Amber is walking down the sidewalk & the wind is blowing her hair & skirt. Which parts of the Earth system are interacting? A. hydrosphere and geosphere B. atmosphere and biosphere C. cryosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere D. geosphere, cryosphere, and atmosphere
What is B? atmosphere & biosphere
300

Quantitative and Qualitative

What are the two types of observations?

400

Seeds spread by the wind is an example of an interaction between these two spheres.

What are the biosphere and the atmosphere?

400

What are the three main layers of the Earth?

Answer: What are the crust, mantle, and inner and outer core?

400

This sphere is the body of gases surrounding our planet.

What is the atmosphere?

400
While out on a walk by the river Emanuel noticed a bird fishing in the water and a raccoon feeding on the bank river. Which statement best describes an interaction of the spheres he is looking at? A. The biosphere gets matter from the atmosphere B. The geosphere gets energy from the atmosphere C. The biosphere get matter from the hydrosphere D. The atmosphere gets energy from the hydrosphere.
What is C? the biosphere gets matter from the hydrosphere
400

What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

What is approximately 71%?

500
List all 5 spheres
What is Biosphere Hydrosphere Geosphere Cryosphere and Atmosphere ?
500

A hurricane that hasn't yet made landfall is an example of an interaction between these two spheres.

What are the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?

500

For my most exellent listeners: This sphere contains all of the frozen water on earth.

What is the cryosphere?

500
Rico is at the beach watching the waves. Which of these parts of the Earth system interacts with the hydrosphere to produce the waves at the beach? A. biosphere B. geosphere C. cryosphere D. atmosphere
What is D? Atmosphere
500

Name the largest ocean on Earth.

What is the Pacific Ocean?