Earth Spheres 1
What are the Earth's spheres?
biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
What are 3 examples of biosphere?
animals, plants, humans
What does the word bio mean
Life
Which layer is the weather found in?
Troposphere
What are the two main systems, or spheres, of Earth involved in the water cycle?
atmosphere and hydrosphere
Which sphere contains water?
hyrdosphere
Air next to the ground becomes warm. What two interactions are happening?
atmosphere and geosphere
A thunderstorm is a connection between:
Atmosphere-Hydrosphere
What is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?
What percent of the world's water is LIQUID fresh water?
one percent
A tree is blown down by wind. What two spheres are interacting with one another
biosphere and atmosphere
The rock, dust, soil, and minerals of the Earth's solid crust and outer mantle make up the ____
geosphere
what is the hottest layer in the atmosphere?
thermosphere
This is found in the stratosphere where it helps protect us from UV radiation.
ozone layer
What are four stages of the water cycle?
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection/accumulation
Lightning strikes a park ranger. What two spheres are interacting with one another?
biosphere and atmosphere
what layer protects us by burning up most meteors?
mesosphere
What is the function of the ozone layer?
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
What is the name of the gas that makes up 78% of the atmosphere
Nitrogen
What drives or controls the water cycle?
the sun
Earth’s spheres interact in many ways. What is one way that the hyrdosphere and biosphere interact?
watering the plants so that they are able to grow
The layers of the atmosphere are separated according to this change.
temperature
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
decreases
Name the layers of the atmosphere in order from Earth’s surface to space.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
What is the largest body of water on Earth?
Pacific Ocean