FLASHCARDS: Earth's Systems & Interactions

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6th Grade
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Marica Brady
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the role of gravity in Earth's atmosphere?
Back
Gravity holds the atmosphere in place.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the biosphere?
Back
The sphere where life exists in all forms including plants and animals.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the geosphere?
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The solid part of the Earth. Includes rocks, minerals, landforms, and the Earth's crust, mantle, outer core and inner core.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the hydrosphere?
Back
The hydrosphere includes all the water on Earth such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and groundwater, and water vapor.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the cryosphere?
Back
All the frozen parts of Earth's water including snow, glaciers, ice sheets, permafrost, and frozen ground.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the atmosphere?
Back
The Earth's protective blanket of gases that surrounds the planet. It is mostly made of nitrogen and oxygen.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Hurricanes are powerful storms that can create damaging winds and heavy rain. They form in the ocean where warm water and air interact. When hurricanes form which two spheres are interacting?
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hydrosphere and atmosphere
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