Interactions
These two things cycle through the Earth system, allowing the spheres to interact with each other
What is matter and energy?
This is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere at 78%
What is nitrogen?
There are two types of crust in the geosphere
What is oceanic and continental crust?
All animals need this type of gas to survive
What is oxygen?
Most ice in the cryosphere can be found here
What is Antarctica and the Arctic?
Most of the hydrosphere (97%) is made of this kind of water
What is saltwater?
These two spheres interact when a deer drinks water from a lake
What is biosphere and hydrosphere?
This is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere at 21%
What is oxygen?
This layer of the geosphere is made of hot, slow-flowing solid rock
What is the mantle?
All plants need this type of gas to survive
What is carbon dioxide?
Glaciers in mountains can be found at these places on Earth
What are high latitudes?
The oceans cover this much of the Earth's surface
What is 71%?
These two spheres interact when increased energy in the air causes polar ice caps to melt
What is atmosphere and cryosphere?
The atmosphere absorbs and reflects harmful light from the sun
What is UV radiation?
These layers of the geosphere are both made of silicate minerals
What is the crust and mantle?
The sun provides this for all living things on Earth
What is a stable source of energy?
The ice and snow in the cryosphere does this to solar radiation due to its white color
What is reflect solar radiation?
This part of the hydrosphere is inside of clouds
What are water droplets?
These two spheres interact when dead plants release nutrients back into the soil
What is biosphere and geosphere?
The atmosphere burns this up before it can hit the Earth's surface
What is space debris?
The Earth's core is split into two parts
What is the inner and outer core?
Most living things on Earth need this kind of temperature to stay alive
What are moderate temperatures?
This part of the cryosphere can cause global warming if it melts
What are polar ice caps?
The wind from the atmosphere makes ocean water move around the world this way
What are ocean currents?
These three spheres interact when increased energy in the air causes polar ice caps to melt, which then raises sea levels
What is atmosphere, cryosphere, and hydrosphere?
Carbon dioxide and water vapor are this type of gas that increases energy in the atmopshere
What are greenhouse gases?
This layer of the geosphere is the most dense
What is the inner core?
The biosphere relies on all of these in order to stay balanced
What is matter and energy from the other spheres?
This part of the cryosphere is ground that is frozen all year long
What is permafrost?
Freshwater in the hydrosphere needs this so it all doesn't dry up
What is rain?