The 4 Spheres of Earth and Biomes

A monkey is:

• Atmosphere
• Biosphere
• Geosphere
• Hydrosphere

(_______________)- Land (Earth's core, mantle, mountains, sand, metals)

• Geosphere/Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

(_______________)- Water (oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, glaciers)

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

(_______________)- Air (oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor, zone, wind)

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

(_______________)- Life (plants, animals, insects, humans)

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

What is the geosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• all the frozen water on the Earth

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

What is the biosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

What is the hydrosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

You are best connected to the geosphere:

• by water you drink
• by minerals you use
• by plants you eat
• by air you breathe

Polar Bears hunt seals on ice:

• Biosphere-Hydrosphere
• Biosphere-Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere-Geosphere