Earth's Spheres Flashcards

Front

Four parts of the hydrosphere

Back

Lakes, ponds, streams, oceans

Front

Three parts of the atmosphere

Back

Oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide

Front

Three parts of the biosphere

Back

animals, plants, humans

Front

Wind blowing trees and spreading seeds is an example of an interaction between which two of Earth's spheres?

Back

Atmosphere and biosphere interaction

Front

Moving water in a river that causes erosion in a valley is an example of which two spheres interacting?

Back

Geosphere and hydrosphere

Front

When wind blows sand across the desert, it is an example of which two spheres interacting?

Back

Atmosphere and geosphere

Front

An elephant spraying itself with water to keep cool is an example of which two spheres interacting?

Back

Biosphere and hydrosphere

Front

Clouds floating in the sky are an example of which two spheres interacting?

Back

Hydrosphere and atmosphere

Front

Plants growing in the soil is an example of which two spheres interacting?

Back

Biosphere and geosphere

Front

Reasons why oxygen is so important to living things.

Back

Living things need oxygen to survive and grow.