Uneven heating of air over land and water-bodies causes_____________

Evaporation of water from water-bodies and subsequent condensation give us ______

air is a __________conductor of heat

surface of the ___________, with no atmosphere, the temperature ranges from –190º C to 110º C.

sand and water _______ heat up at the same rate.

The outer crust of the Earth is called the lithosphere. Water covers ____________of the Earth’s surface

This life-supporting zone of the Earth where the atmosphere, the hydrosphere and the lithosphere interact and make life possible, is known as the ________

The air, the water and the soil form the __________ or

------ component of the biosphere.

In planets such as Venus and Mars, where no life is known to exist, the major component of the atmosphere is found to be ____________