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WorksheetsEnvironmental Science Spheres of the Earth
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the geosphere?
mostly made of invisible gas
all the frozen water on the Earth
the mostly solid rocky part of the Earth
the part of the Earth that is liquid water
What is the biosphere?
mostly made of invisible gas
made up of living things
the mostly solid rocky part of the Earth
the part of the Earth that is liquid water
What is the hydrosphere?
mostly made of invisible gas
made up of living things
the mostly solid rocky part of the Earth
the part of the Earth that is liquid water
What is the atmosphere?
mostly made of invisible gas
made up of living things
the mostly solid rocky part of the Earth
the part of the Earth that is liquid water
Comes from the Greek word for "life"
bio-
hydro-
atmo-
geo-
Comes from the Greek word for "ground"
bio-
hydro-
atmo-
geo-
Comes from the Greek word for "water"
bio-
hydro-
atmo-
geo-
Comes from the Greek word for "air"
bio-
hydro-
atmo-
geo-
When a dead plant decomposes into the soil, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.
atmosphere and hydrosphere
biosphere and geosphere
hydrosphere and biosphere
atmosphere and geosphere
When an animal or human breathes air, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.
atmosphere and hydrosphere
biosphere and geosphere
hydrosphere and biosphere
biosphere and atmosphere
When a river current causes erosion to the banks of the river, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.
atmosphere and hydrosphere
biosphere and geosphere
hydrosphere and geosphere
atmosphere and biosphere
When lake water evaporates, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.
atmosphere and hydrosphere
biosphere and geosphere
hydrosphere and geosphere
atmosphere and biosphere
Choose the picture that best represents the "geosphere".
Choose the picture that best represents the "biosphere".
Choose the picture that best represents the "hydrosphere".
Choose the picture that best represents the "atmosphere".
The following picture represent best the
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Cryosphere
Atmosphere
Comes from the Greek word for "frost"
Bio
Geo
Cryo
Hydro
Everything on Earth can be placed into one of four major subsystems: land, water, living things, and air. These four subsystems are called "spheres."
TRUE
FALSE
The spheres of Earth are important because
they are all connected and make life possible on Earth
only the biosphere is important because we are part of it
the geosphere and the biosphere are really the important ones, because are connected
without the atmosphere, we would be dead
