Earth's Spheres & Weathering

all of the matter, energy, and processes within earth’s boundary

• Earth system
• planetary system
• earth budget
• biosphere

"Geo" means...

• life
• ice
• earth
• water

"bio" means…

• rock
• space
• earth
• life

"cryo" means…

• living
• frozen
• water
• hot

True or false: the Earth system includes living and nonliving things

• True
• False

this sphere includes all living things and the areas of life where they live

• atmosphere
• hydrosphere
• biosphere
• geosphere

this sphere includes all the frozen water on earth, including snow, ice, and permafrost

• biosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• cryosphere

"atmos" means…

• rock
• air
• water
• space

Almost all of Earth's energy comes from ..

• the ocean
• puppy dogs
• the sun
• life

The earth's crust is part of the…

• hydrosphere
• cryosphere
• geosphere
• atmosphere