Earth's Spheres
this sphere contains all frozen water.
What is the cryosphere?
water.
What is hydro-?
parts working together form this.
What is a system?
lakes, rivers, oceans.
What are examples of the hydrosphere?
this sphere contains all liquid water on Earth.
What is the hydrosphere?
life.
What is bio-?
biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmoshphere.
What are Earth's systems/spheres.
Nitrogen, Oxygen.
What are the two most abundant gasses in the atmosphere?
this sphere contains all gasses on Earth.
What is the atmosphere?
icy cold/frozen.
What is cryo-?
four.
How many systems/spheres does Earth have?
this sphere relies on essential elements from water, air, and land to sustain life.
How does the biosphere interact with other spheres?
this sphere contains all living things on Earth.
What is the biosphere?
Earth.
What is geo-?
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.
what is the Earth's interior?
glaciers, icebergs, and ice packs.
What are examples of the cryosphere?
this sphere contains all the land mass on Earth including the ocean floor.
What is the geosphere?
gasses.
What is atmo-?
Earth's energy budget.
What is the movement of energy through Earth's system called?
photosynthesis, warm water, warm land, and warm air.