Earth Systems

You are best connected to the geosphere:

• by water you drink
• by minerals you use
• by plants you eat
• by air you breathe

Mount Everest is:

• Atmosphere
• Biosphere
• Geosphere
• Hydrosphere

A monkey is:

• Atmosphere
• Biosphere
• Geosphere
• Hydrosphere

A thunderstorm is a connection between:

• Biosphere-Atmosphere
• Atmosphere-Hydrosphere
• Hydrosphere-Geosphere
• Hydrosphere-Biosphere

This picture best describes which connection?

• Atmosphere-Biosphere
• Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere-Geosphere
• Geosphere-Biosphere

An example of a connection between HYDROsphere and GEOsphere is:

• waves eroding rocks on beach
• fish swimming in water
• water evaporating to make clouds
• boats transporting goods

This picture shows

• Atmosphere
• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Geosphere

This coral reef is an example of something in the:

• Atmosphere
• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Geosphere

The Four Spheres of Earth

• are all connected
• have nothing to do with one another
• exist on Venus and Mars
• don't affect human life

An example of BIOsphere connecting to ATMOsphere

• plants produce oxygen
• animals eat plants
• animals live in caves
• animals drink water