April 12, 2024 Classwork

EARTH’S SPHERE INTERACTIONS

SC.6.E.7.4 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

Multiple Choice

Bellringer

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES SHOWS AN interaction BETWEEN THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE BIOSPHERE?

• A PLANT USES ITS ROOTS TO GET WATER FROM THE SOIL.

• ROCK SURROUNDING A RIVER GETS ERODED BY THE WATER.

• THE ICE AT THE SOUTH POLE PROVIDES A HABITAT FOR PENGUINS.

• THE OZONE BLOCKS OUT MUCH OF THE HARMFUL ULTRAVIOLET RAYS, FILTERING RADIATION FROM THE SUN.

I DO
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

Categorize

Options (4)

The layers that protect the Earth.

This sphere is composed of water.

Includes living organisms.

Composed of different layers of Earth.

Organize these options into the right categories

Atmosphere

Hydrosphere

Biosphere

Geosphere

SPHERE INTERACTIONS

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

Open Ended

What happens to Earth if we get rid of the cryosphere?

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 Select

List the spheres that are interacting in each example:

You get caught in the rain.

________________________ and ________________________ 

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

Multiple Select

List the spheres that are interacting in each example:

Hail damages a sugar cane crop.

________________________ and ________________________ 

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

Multiple Select

List the spheres that are interacting in each example:

Air heated by the sand rises.

________________________ and ________________________ 

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

Multiple Select

A flash flood moves down a hill.

________________________ and ________________________ 

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

Multiple Select

Penguins live on the ice shelves in Antarctica.

________________________ and ________________________ 

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Cryosphere

• Hydrosphere

Categorize

Options (7)

It rained at 3 o’clock today. 

The humidity is making my hair frizzy. 

The hurricane is supposed to hit Palm Beach tomorrow. 

Arizona is always so dry, no wonder there’s a desert. 

The average rainfall from 1980-2010 was 52.9 inches. 

It  was so foggy, I could barely find my way to school. 

Michigan was hit by a freak storm causing 12 inches of snow to fall!

Organize these options into the right categories

Weather

Climate

Open Ended

 How would the Earth be different if it did not have an Ozone Layer?

Open Ended

Florida is very humid while other areas, such as Las Vegas, Nevada are not. What causes this difference in humidity between us and Las Vegas?

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET (Closing): How do all of the Earth’s spheres interact in order to influence weather and climate?