Earth's Spheres

This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts. 

• Hydrosphere 
• Biosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Geosphere 

Composed of all the water on or near the earth

• Hydrosphere 
• Biosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Geosphere 

This sphere is composed of all the living things 

• Hydrosphere 
• Biosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Geosphere 

Body of air surrounding our planet. 

• Hydrosphere 
• Biosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Geosphere 

When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres? 

• Geosphere 
• Hydrosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Biosphere 

What might happen if the earth didn't have an atmosphere? 

• Everything would go flying off into space 
• The seasons would be longer 
• The earth's rotation would stop 
• We wouldn't be able to breathe 

Oceans, rivers, lakes, and the moisture in the air are all part of which of Earth's spheres? 

• Hydrosphere 
• Biosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Geosphere 

Which of the choices below is one of the primary gases found in the atmosphere?

• Oxygen
• Argon
• Carbon Dioxide
• Helium

During the latest ice age huge frozen glaciers of snow and ice slowly crept along the surface of the planet. These glaciers crushed and flattened many solid, rock features on the land. This is an example of the _____ interacting with the _______.

• biosphere; cryosphere
• cryosphere; geosphere
• hydrosphere; cryosphere
• geosphere, biosphere

The hydrosphere is predominately made of

• liquid water
• frozen water
• solid rock
• gaseous air