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Spheres
Climate Regions
VOCAB
Earth's Systems interactions
Earth's Atmosphere
100
Sphere consisting of all of Earth's living organisms
What is BIOSPHERE
100
tropical zones, excessive rainfall, lush vegetation and monkeys
What is Rain forest
100
individual parts that work together to make a functional whole
What is a SYSTEM
100
Powerful winds from a hurricane affect this sphere
What is atmosphere
100
One would expect to find this in the atmosphere
What is GASES or AIR
200
Sphere consisting of ALL of Earth's WATER
What is HYDROSPHERE
200
Wet and Dry Seasons, tall grasses, giraffes and other hoofed animals
What is Savanna
200
annual rainfall and average yearly temperatures in a large area
What is CLIMATE
200
Uprooting trees in this sphere from a tornado
What is biosphere
200
Layer of atmosphere where all the weather occurs and we live, birds fly and clouds appear
What is troposphere
300
Sphere consisting of all of Earth's frozen ground and ice
What is CRYOSPHERE
300
Excessively cold, polar zones, 10 inches - 3 feet of frozen ground, polar bears and arctic foxes
What is TUNDRA
300
today's forecast with 60% chance of rain, high of 73 and low of 56
What is weather
300
Excessive rain during a hurricane
What is hydrosphere
300
The ozone layer portion of the atmosphere
What is stratosphere
400
Sphere consisting of Earth's earth (soil, minerals)
What is GEOSPHERE
400
Less than 10 inches of rain annually, average temp 65 degrees, hot day cool night, cacti
What is DESERT
400
Earth's primary source of energy
What is SUN
400
Eroding the land in a flash flood (2 spheres)
What is hydrosphere affects the geosphere
400
Excessively HOT layer of the atmosphere that extends to outer space and is closest to the sun
What is thermosphere
500
Sphere consisting of Earth's man made objects SUCH AS bridges and canals
What is ANTHROSPHERE
500
Prairie like vegetation, 10-30 inches of rain annually, Mid USA, coyotes, bison
What is Steppe or Grassland
500
3 main gases that make up Earth's atmosphere
What is Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
500
global warming melts arctic ice caps (2 spheres)
What is cryosphere = hydrosphere
500
Layer of the atmosphere that protects Earth from being hit by meteors
What is MESOSPHERE