Spheres
Geosphere
Which spheres are interacting?
Water evaporating into gas
Hydrosphere, Atmosphere
Layer where humans live and the weather occurs
Troposphere
As altitude increases air pressure ____________
Decreases
The most abundant source of energy found on earth
Solar
All water on earth
Hydrosphere
Which spheres are interacting?
A river carving a path through rock
Hydrosphere, Geosphere
Layer containing the Ozone layer, where airplanes fly
Stratosphere
The transfer of heat through direct contact between solid objects
Conduction
Burning fossil fuels contributes to
Global warming
The plants, animals, and bacteria found on earth; organisms with cellular life
Biosphere
Which spheres are interacting?
A rabbit burrows into the ground for shelter
Biosphere, Geosphere
Coldest layer, where meteors burn up
Mesosphere
Cycle where warm rises and cool falls
During the day when the land is hot, the breeze comes from the ________
Sea
All glaciers and ice found on earth
Cryosphere
Which spheres are interacting?
Moisture released from melting snow contributing to cloud formation
Crysphere, Atmosphere
Hottest layer, where satellites orbit
Thermosphere
The Ozone layer protects earth from the sun's _____
UV rays
At night when the sea is warmer, the breeze comes from the _________
Land
78% Nitrogen 21% Oxygen
Atmosphere
Which 2 spheres are interacting?
Sunshine for plants to undergo photosynthesis
Atmosphere, Biosphere
Where space shuttles fly, about 375 - 6,200 miles above earth's surface
Exosphere
Which heat-driven cycle is responsible for Shore Breezes?
Convection