Earths Spheres

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What are massive pieces of slow moving ice called?

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Glaciers

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Which layer of the atmosphere contains most of the air we breathe?

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Troposphere

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What is an example of a connection between the atmosphere and hydrosphere?

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Rain

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What does the term 'Hydrosphere' refer to?

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The combined mass of water found on, under, and above the surface of a planet.

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What is the primary function of the atmosphere?

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To provide oxygen for living organisms and protect the Earth from harmful solar radiation.

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What is the biosphere?

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The global sum of all ecosystems, where life exists on Earth.

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What is the geosphere?

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The solid part of the Earth, including the crust and the upper mantle.

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How do the hydrosphere and geosphere interact?

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Water from the hydrosphere shapes the geosphere through erosion and sediment deposition.

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What is the significance of the troposphere?

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It is the lowest layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs and where most of the Earth's air is found.

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What is an ice shelf?

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A floating extension of a glacier that forms where a glacier or ice flows down to a coastline.