Sphere's 1
This sphere includes all the air around the earth
What is the atmosphere?
What does conservation mean?
What is taking care of our natural resources?
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?
Atmosphere
What is the closest layer of atmosphere to Earth's surface?
The troposphere
All of the water on earth
What is hydrosphere?
Name a traditional method of conservation practiced by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.
What is taking only what is needed?
Which spheres interact when Florida’s orange trees grow?
Biosphere, hydrosphere, & atmosphere
Even though Carbon Dioxide is a small percentage of the Earth’s atmosphere it greatly influences the __________ of the atmosphere.
heating
Name the layer where the ozone is located
What is stratosphere?
Why is water conservation important?
It helps ensure that everyone has enough clean water.
Amber is walking down the sidewalk & the wind is blowing her hair & skirt. Which parts of the Earth system are interacting?
atmosphere & biosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?
The thermosphere
The layer of the atmosphere where weather takes place…
What is troposphere?
Which sphere would the ocean's sealife be in?
Biosphere
How can communities work together for conservation?
They can create programs to clean up parks and rivers.
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?
the biosphere gets matter from the hydrosphere
Of the following gases named, which one can trap the greatest amount of heat?
Carbon dioxide (it is a greenhouse gas)
List all 4 spheres
What is Biosphere Hydrosphere Geosphere(lithosphere) Atmosphere ?
Name the five layers of the atmosphere from lowest to highest:
What is troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
What is one global action that can help conserve Earth’s systems?
What is reducing carbon emissions to combat climate change?
Rico is at the beach watching the waves. Which of sphere interacts with the hydrosphere to produce the waves at the beach?
Atmosphere
Ozone is a gas found mostly in the upper atmosphere. What is the main benefit of ozone?
Ozone filters out ultraviolet radiation from the sun & shields Earth from some of this harmful energy