What's the Sphere?
What sphere would contain minerals and rocks?
geosphere
What two sphere are interacting when people breathe oxygen?
biosphere and atmosphere
What layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
Troposphere
Name one thing the atmosphere does to protect the planet
Block UV light
Trap heat from the sun to keep us warm
Burn up meteors
Provide oxygen for life
Give an example of potential energy converting to kinetic energy
Teacher discretion
What sphere would contain a glacier?
cryosphere
What two spheres are interacting when acidic water erodes the limestone underground?
hydrosphere and geosphere
What is the name of the area found in the stratosphere that blocks harmful UV radiation form the Sun?
Ozone Layer
True or False: All layers of the atmosphere get warmer as you go higher
False
Which of the following is an example of deposition?
Sand dunes forming on a beach
Soil being washed away in a flood
A river rock getting smoother in a river
Sand dunes forming on a beach
What sphere would contain all of the gases on Earth?
atmosphere
What two sphere are interacting when a plant receives water?
biosphere and hydrosphere
How does the mesosphere help protect life on Earth?
It burns up meteors
Clouds forming can be an example of what two spheres interacting?
Hydrosphere and atmosphere
How many variables should be changed at once in an experiment for accurate results?
1
What sphere would contain rain?
hydrosphere
What two spheres are interacting when a glacier scrapes the surface of Earth as it moves?
cryosphere and geosphere
Water exists as vapor (a gas) in the LOWER troposphere, but as ice crystals (solid) in the UPPER troposphere. What is the main reason for this change?
The upper troposphere is colder, and therefore water can freeze
Which layers of the atmosphere get colder the higher you travel?
Troposphere and Mesosphere
Give an example of a contact force, and of a distance force
Teacher discretion
What sphere would contain bacteria?
Biosphere
Which sphere is involved in ALL the following?
-Ants building a nest underground
-Aquifers forming in large deposits of limestone.
-Plants growing in fertile soil.
-Water freezing in the cracks of a rock.
geosphere
Give the layers of the atmosphere IN ORDER from outer space to Earth's surface
Thermosphere - Mesosphere - Stratosphere- Troposphere
How did the glaciers in the cryosphere change the geosphere during the Ice Age?
Glaciers would move, scraping the ground and leaving large marks, valleys, and landforms
What does the Law of Energy Conservation state?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed