Earth's Spheres
What is the biosphere?
The Earth system that includes all living things. (plants, animals, humans)
Name at least 2 things that are part of the atmosphere.
clouds, air, gases
What are the parts of Earth's geosphere?
Crust, Upper Mantle, Lower Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core.
What is the Geopshere?
The Earth system that includes all non-living things (rocks, minerals, sediments ,etc.)
Why is it important to save water?
There is less than 1% usable water on the surface
Name at least 3 things that are part of the Earth's biosphere.
living things
What is the hydrosphere?
The system that includes all of the water on, under or above Earth
How does the geosphere & hydrosphere interact?
Geosphere depends on water for soil, geosphere is eroding and weathered due to rain, lakes, oceans.
How can the biosphere be negatively affected?
trash
What is the atmosphere?
The system that includes all of the layers of gasses that surround the Earth
How does the geosphere & biosphere interact?
Geosphere is a habitat for animals, geosphere is home to plants (soil). We live on the geosphere.
water pollution
What is a system?
A collection of parts that are working together.
How do we (humans) interact with each sphere?
Many correct answers
Earth has 4 systems. Which system has many landforms?
Geosphere