Spheres 1
Most of the atmosphere is composed of what elements?
Nitrogen 78%, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon, and 0.03% carbon dioxide and the rest are other elements.
What do we call the tiny pieces of rocks broken apart by wind and water?
Sedimentary Rock
Layer of the atmosphere that has the ozone layer.
Stratosphere layer
The atmosphere is divided into 4 layers. Which layer is where weather happens?
A.The mesosphere
B.The stratosphere
C.The thermosphere
D.The troposphere
D The troposphere
Volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, or earthquakes can all change two spheres:
A. Lithosphere and Biosphere B: Hydrosphere and Cryosphere C: Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
A: the lithosphere and biosphere
What is the percentage of the earth's surface covered in water?
71%
What is hydrosphere?
This sphere includes all the liquid water on earth (oceans, rivers, lakes, groundwater, and glaciers).
Also known as the geosphere, this sphere consists of rocks and minerals.
lithosphere
Scientists say many of the gases in our atmosphere were ejected into the air by early volcanoes. True or false?
true
What do we call the ignorganic material that makes up rocks?
Dead organisms, such as bones and shells.
What is atmosphere?
The prefix of this sphere means air.
Earth is composed of four distinct layers which are all a part of the lithosphere. Name the layers from deepest to shallowest.
inner core, outer core, mantle and crust
Rocks that change due to heat and pressure are called what?
Metamorphic rocks
What important cycle shows the movement of water through the hydrosphere?
the water cycle
Ms. Reed is walking down the sidewalk & the wind is blowing her hair. Which parts of the Earth system are interacting?
A.hydrosphere and geosphere B.atmosphere and biosphere C.cryosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere D.geosphere, cryosphere, and atmosphere
B atmosphere & biosphere
What is troposphere?
The layer of the atmosphere where weather takes place…
Largest sphere and contains all life.
biosphere
The atmosphere is an undefined boundary between Earth & outer space. What is the atmosphere?
A.The layer of all gases surrounding Earth
B.The layer above the Earth that contains ozone
C.The layer above Earth where weather happens
D.The layer above earth that is responsible for gravity
A The layer of all gases surrounding Earth.
The layer that gives us natural resources (such as coal) and a place to grow food.
the lithosphere
Human beings are overfishing oceans. Overfishing is catching unwanted sea life while trying to find specific sea animals such as tuna. Nets are cast to catch the tuna, but small fish, sea turtles, crabs and dolphins may also be caught. These animals wind up heard or dead in the process. Which two spheres are being impacted?
A. Lithosphere and Biosphere B. Atmosphere and Biosphere C. Biosphere and Hydrosphere
C: biosphere and hydrosphere
List all 4 spheres
Biosphere Hydrosphere Lithosphere and Atmosphere
Name the five layers of the atmosphere from closest to the earth's surface to furthest away:
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere
Percentage of water on Earth that is drinkable for humans and most animals (fresh water).
3%
Different ecological communities are divided into six main biomes: desert, aquatic, forest, grasslands, tundra and scrub. What sphere would we find these biomes in?
A. Biosphere B. Atmosphere C. Cyrosphere D. Lithosphere E. Hydrosphere
A: Biosphere
Ms.Moorhead 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. cryosphere D. atmosphere
D Atmosphere