Sphere Interactions

DIFFERENTIATE AND SHOW INTERACTIONS AMONG
THE GEOSPHERE, HYDROSPHERE, CRYOSPHERE,
ATMOSPHERE, AND BIOSPHERE.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
How do all
of the Earth’s spheres interact in order
to influence weather and climate?

Lesson Glossary - Key Vocabulary Terms

English

Spanish

Haitian Creole

Portuguese

Atmosphere

atmósfera

atmosfè

atmosfè

Climate

clima

klima

clima

Earth

tierra

latè

terra

Erosion

erosion

ewozyon

erosão

Harmful

perjudicial

danjre

prejudicial

Layers

capas

kouch

camada

Spheres

esfera

Esfè

esfera

Water Cycle

ciclo del agua

sik dlo

ciclo da água

Weather

clima, estado del tiempo

klima - tan - tanperati

clima, tempo

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GUIDED
NOTES

ATMOSPHERE

•LAYERS OF GAS
THAT SURROUNDS
THE EARTH’S
SURFACE.

•MIXTURE OF:

• 78% NITROGEN

• 21% OXYGEN

• 1% OTHER GASES

LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE

•TROPOSPHERE: THE GASEOUS LAYER CLOSEST TO
THE GROUND. WE LIVE HERE.

•STRATOSPHERE: WHERE THE OZONE LAYER
PROTECTS US FROM HARMFUL RADIATION.

•MESOSPHERE:

COLD MIDDLE LAYER

•THERMOSPHERE:

HOT OUTER LAYER, HEATED

BY THE SUN

HYDROSPHERE

•ALL OF THE
LIQUID WATER
ON EARTH

•71% OF THE
EARTH IS
COVERED BY
WATER

THE WATER CYCLE

BIOSPHERE

•ALL LIVING
THINGS ON
EARTH

•HUMANS
INTERACT WITH
ALL SPHERES IN
DIFFERENT
WAYS

GEOSPHERE

The soil,
rock, and
land at the
surface of
the Earth.

CRYOSPHERE

•ALL OF THE
FROZEN ICE ON
EARTH.

•GLACIERS, ICE
SHELVES,
SNOW,
ICEBERGS, HAIL

SPHERE INTERACTIONS

THESE 5 SPHERES ARE
INTERRELATED. YOU CAN’T
MAKE A CHANGE TO ONE
WITHOUT AFFECTING ONE
OR MORE OF THE OTHERS.

WEATHER

THE SHORT TERM CONDITIONS OF
THE ATMOSPHERE IN A CERTAIN
LOCATION.
CAN CHANGE DAILY.

CLIMATE

•THE CONDITIONS OF AN AREA
OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

•FLORIDA IS HUMID
SUBTROPICAL AND HOT.

WE DO
COLLABORATIVE
ACTIVITY

Multiple Choice

In which layer of the atmosphere do satellites orbit?

• exosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

Multiple Choice

Hot air balloons fly in the __________.

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Multiple Choice

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

Multiple Choice

What is the name of earth's atmospheric layer where weather occurs?

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

• troposphere

Match

Match the following

• Temperature

• Precipitation

• Cloud cover

hot or cold; measured by a thermometer

liquid or solid water from the sky.

water condensed into tiny drops

• hot or cold; measured by a thermometer

• liquid or solid water from the sky.

• water condensed into tiny drops

Match

Match the following

• Air pressure

• Wind speed

• Humidity

force exerted by air on a surface

moving air in the atmosphere

amount of water vapor in the air

• force exerted by air on a surface

• moving air in the atmosphere

• amount of water vapor in the air

Multiple Choice

A student read a brochure about the Piney Woods of Texas and learned the average annual rainfall is 40-52 inches (100-150 cm) each year and the humidity is typically high. The information the student read is called

• a weather forecast

• local erosion factors

• regional climate data

• last year's weather data

Multiple Choice

The following statements are about conditions in Texas cities. Which statement shows information about climate?

• San Angelo's record rainfall was 10.16 cm (4 in) on January 23, 1973

• In 1930, Dallas reported an extreme low temperature on -3 degrees

• Austin has an average of only 1.5 cm of annual snowfall each year

• Lubbock has recorded a wind gust of 144.84 kph

Multiple Select

A glacier in the arctic melts and recedes, depositing rocks and dirt into valleys, releasing water into rivers and streams, seedlings begin to sprout. What spheres are affected by this event?

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

Multiple Choice

When a plants takes carbon dioxide from the air which two spheres are interacting? 

• Biosphere and atmosphere 
• Geosphere and atmosphere 
• Hydrosphere and atmosphere 
• Atmosphere and atmosphere 

Multiple Choice

The Spheres of Earth

• are all connected

• have nothing to do with one another

• exist on Venus and Mars

• don't affect human life