Earth's Spheres
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Vocabulary
Interacting Spheres
Miscellaneous
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, Fire requires oxygen to burn. WHich 2 systems are interscting while the forest burns down.

What is Atmosphere and Biosphere

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? 

What is Biosphere, hydrosphere, & atmosphere

200

A prediction on what you think will happen in an experiment.

What is a Hypothesis

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? 

What is atmosphere, geosphere & biosphere

300

Quantitative vs Qualitative

The number vs a description (quality)

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 interaction of the spheres does he witness? 

What is  the biosphere and hydrosphere

400

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

What is approximately 71%?

500

List all the spheres that deal with H2O

What is Hydrosphere and Cryosphere

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 the sphere's of the Earth interact to produce the waves at the beach? 

What is Hydrosphere and Atmosphere

500

Name the largest ocean on Earth.

What is the Pacific Ocean?