Earth Spheres 1
Earth Spheres 2
Earth Spheres 3
Earth Spheres 4
Earth Spheres 5
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What are the Earth's spheres?
biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
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What are 3 examples of biosphere?
animals, plants, humans
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What does the root word atmo mean?
Air
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The movement of water between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere, including processes like evaporation and condensation, is called:
The Water Cycle
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Earth's atmosphere is composed of
about 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen, 0.9 percent argon, and 0.1 percent other gases.
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Which sphere contains water?
hyrdosphere
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Air next to the ground becomes warm. What two interactions are happening?
atmosphere and geosphere
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True or False: The gases in the atmosphere are Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen
FALSE: Oxygen and Nitrogen
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True or False: All living things share energy.
TRUE
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True or False: All Earth's Spheres interact with eachother
TRUE
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A tree is blown down by wind. What two spheres are interacting with one another
biosphere and atmosphere
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The rock, dust, soil, and minerals of the Earth's solid crust and outer mantle make up the ____
geosphere
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Which layer in the atmosphere protects us from meteors?
Mesosphere
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Hydro means...
Water
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What type of rock is formed from lava?
IGNEOUS
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The root word Bio means...
life
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Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth?
Troposphere
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What is another word for water vapor? Hint: it is in the water cycle.
Condensation
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True or False: The geosphere is moving
True. It moves slowly, transporting matter. ROCK CYCLE
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Which type of rock is formed when pressurized?
Metamorphic!
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The root word geo relates to the word....
Earth
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The atmosphere has how many major layers?
5!
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The water cycle is part of which Sphere?
The Hydrosphere
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Which of the following lists the layers of the atmosphere in order from Earth’s surface to space?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
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Give 2 examples of how humans can negatively impact our Earth
Varies