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
atmo means
air
Which sphere contains water?
hyrdosphere
Air next to the ground becomes warm. What two interactions are happening?
atmosphere and geosphere
Which spheres are interacting:
Heavy rains have washed away some soil and exposed a large fossil embedded in rock.
Geosphere and Hydrosphere
geo means
land/ground/soil
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
A widespread, long lasting wind storm is called a _____
derecho
The geosphere is made of ______ and ________.
Solids and rocks
What spheres interact when it rains on sand.
Hydrosphere Geosphere
How much of the Earth is covered in Fresh water?
3%
In which sphere can a ocean be in?
Hydrosphere
The ______ is all of the water and ice on the earth.
Hydrosphere
Which is NOT one of the spheres.
A. Geosphere
B. Hydrosphere
C. Boitosphere
C. Boitosphere
Why is rain not apart of the atmosphere.
It is a liquid
What is one way that the biosphere depends on the geosphere
To get minerals and nutrients in the soil
What spheres is a cloud in?
Hdryosphere