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
atmo means
air
Earth's atmosphere is composed mostly of
Nitrogen (78%)
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 volcano blasting its top into bits of rock and ash is an example of this. (also known as the breaking down of sediment or rock)
What is weathering.
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
This is a storm that occurs when a cold, dry air mass meets a warm humid air mass. sometimes called a blizzard when snow and sleet occur.
Winter storm or Snow storm
The process of sediment or rock moving from one place to another is called
Erosion