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Vocabulary
Interacting Spheres
Miscellaneous
100
The layer of the Earth that includes living organisms
What is biosphere?
100
This sphere includes all the air around the earth
What is the atmosphere?
100

What is a sinkhole?

When the ground collapses and causes a hole in the ground

100

Sometimes fires burn down large areas of forests that are part of the biosphere. Which of Earth’s other system is MOST likely to be affected?

 A.geosphere B.  atmosphere D. hydrosphere

What is B?Atmosphere

100

What kind of water is 97% of the Earth made of?

Salt Water

200

All of the solid water on earth

What is Hydrosphere?

200
This sphere includes all the liquid water on earth.
What is hydrosphere?
200

Which part of the water cycle creates a cloud?

Condensation

200

Which  parts of the Earth system are interacting when Florida’s orange trees grow? 

 All four

200

Can you drink Ocean Water?  Why or why not?

No, it will dehydrate you

300
78% of this sphere is Nitrogen
What is atmosphere?
300

Name the sphere where lava and magma come from

What is geosphere?

300

When water goes up in the air, it is called?

Evaporation

300

Amber is walking down the sidewalk & the wind is blowing her hair & skirt. Which parts of the Earth system are interacting? 

A.hydrosphere and geosphere

B.atmosphere and biosphere 

C. hydrosphere, and biosphere 

What is B?atmosphere & biosphere

300

Where do we get fresh water?

Lakes, rivers, swamps or glaciers

400

The sphere where weather takes place…

What is atmosphere?

400

Which sphere is soil?

The geosphere

400

How is a cloud formed?

Liquid water from the ground heats up and evaporates into the air.  It cools down and forms a cloud

400

While out on a walk by the river Emanuel noticed a bird fishing in the water and a raccoon feeding on the bank river. Which statement best describes an interaction of the spheres he is looking at? A.The biosphere gets matter from the atmosphere B.The geosphere gets energy from the atmosphere C.The biosphere get matter from the hydrosphere D.The atmosphere gets energy from the hydrosphere.

What is C? the biosphere gets matter from the hydrosphere

400
What is one way you can conserve (save) water?
Many answers accepted
500

List all 4 spheres

What is Biosphere Hydrosphere Geosphere and Atmosphere ?

500

Humans belong in which sphere?

Biosphere

500

Explain all the steps of the Water cycle

liquid water- water warms and evaporates-water cools and (condensation) into a cloud- the cloud fills up and there is precipitation-back to liquid water

500

Rico is at the beach watching the waves. Which of these parts of the Earth system interacts with the hydrosphere to produce the waves at the beach? A. biosphere B. geosphere  C. atmosphere

What is C? Atmosphere

500

Explain 3 ways the Earth is effected by an oil spill? 

Many answers accepted