ch 4 geosphere soil profile

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 

Geo = 

• Earth
• Sphere
• Life
• Water

The most common gas in the atmosphere.

• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Trace gases

The name "lithosphere" is another name for what sphere?

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

What is the name of the water that flows over Earth's surface after it rains?

• runoff

• rain

• mud

• river

Click on all the things that are a part of Earth's living things system, the Biosphere.

• grass

• volcano

• mountains

• mushrooms

• humans

During evaporation, water changes from a _________ to a __________.

• solid, liquid

• gas, liquid

• liquid, gas

• liquid, solid

Once magma hits the earth's surface, it is called ___.

• basalt

• felsite

• lava

• pea gravel

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core
• Mantle
• Crust

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates
• Puzzles
• Earthquakes