Spheres
Spheres
Spheres Interactions
Ocean Zones
Ocean Zones
100

The prefix "bio" comes from a Greek word that means what?

Life!

100

What do we call massive pieces of slow moving ice?

Glaciers!

100

An examples of an connection between ATMOsphere and HYDROsphere are...

a)lakes

b)rivers

c)rocks

d)rain

d) rain

100

True or False!

Humans have explored most of the Earth's Oceans...

False- 5% of Earth's oceans have been explored and charted. 

100

What is the top most, shallow zone called?

The euphotic zone!

200

What do we call FRESH water that lies beneath the Earth's surface?

Groundwater!

200

Approximately how much of our planet is covered by water?

70%

200

This picture describes which connection.


Hydrosphere-Geosphere

200

Ocean zones are based on...

How deep the water is!


200

The euphotic zone has the most...

a) Sunight

b) Plants

c) Animals

d) All of the above

d) All of the above- sunlight, plants, and animals.

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!

How much of our Earth's water is freshwater? 

How much of our Earth's water is salt water?

3%

97%

300

Wind is part of what sphere of Earth?

Atmosphere!
300

A thunderstorm is a connection between:


Atmosphere-Hydrosphere

Cold dry air, updraft, warm moist air=thunderstorm

300

True or false!

The disphotic zone ranges from 600 to 3,000 feet deep. 

True!

300

When animals make their own light, it's called...

bioluminenscence!

400

The four spheres of Earth...

a) exist only on other planets

b)are all connected

c)having nothing to do with one another

b)are fictional

b) are all connected

400

Who studies the hydrosphere?

Oceanographers!

400

Which spheres are interacting in the picture below?


Biosphere-Atmosphere-Geosphere

400
Why is the aphotic zone also called the midnight zone?

There is no sunlight!

400

True or False!

There are no living things in the aphotic zone.

False!

500

Geo=

Earth, ground, all the land on Earth, non-living

500

Who studies the Geosphere?

a) meteorologists

b) geologists 

c) biologists

b) geologists

500

Which spheres are interacting in the picture below!


Biosphere-geosphere

500

Which zones makes up most of the Earth's oceans?

The aphotic zone!
500

Oceanographers divide the oceans intp special areas called...

Zones!