Name the System
All life on Earth
Biosphere (life)
Coniferous
Cone-bearing trees
HCS students digging a hole with sticks during lunch recess.
Biosphere (students) and geosphere (dirt)
A cold treeless plain with a mostly dry climate.
Tundra
The process by which water goes from liquid to gas (vapor).
Evaporation
The sphere containing all liquid water on Earth
The hydrosphere
Large areas on Earth that have similar climate, plants, and animals.
Biomes
A forest fire
Biosphere (trees) and atmosphere (smoke)
A type of grassland that has a wet and dry season.
Savanna
The change in water from a gas (vapor) to a liquid due to cooling.
Condensation
Mount St. Helens and Mount Pinatubo belong to this sphere.
The geosphere
Trees that lose their leaves in the fall are called this.
Deciduous
A flooded corn field in the spring.
Hydrosphere (rain) and biosphere (corn plants)
The world's largest biome.
Tiaga
Name 3 things that can happen to precipitation when it falls to Earth.
Collect, Infiltrate, and Runoff
Clouds full of water vapor are in this sphere.
The atmosphere
What is the difference between magma and lava?
Magma is molten rock that is underground.
Lava is molten rock that is above the Earth's surface.
A puddle on the sidewalk on a hot summer day.
Atmosphere (hot air) and hydrosphere (puddle evaporates)
Large ecosystem with 4 distinct seasons.
Temperate deciduous forest
Only _____% of the water on Earth is freshwater, and most of this water is where?
3%, Glaciers and icebergs
Glaciers, icebergs, and snow are in this sphere.
The hydrosphere
Permafrost
Soil below the surface that remains frozen.
A volcano erupting.
Geosphere (ash, rock) and atmosphere (air)
Hot and humid ecosystem near the equator.
Tropical rain forest
What powers the water cycle?
The sun