The Four Spheres

Identify what the biosphere contains.

• The ozone layer

• All of the Earth's living organisms

• All of the Earth's water

• The Earth's crust and soils

Recall the components of the atmosphere.

• All of the water on the Earth's surface

• Clouds, rain and gases

• All of the gases above the Earth's surface

• All of the living things on Earth

Identify the components of the hydrosphere

• The Earth's rainfall

• The Earth's ocean and rivers

• The Earth's icebergs

• All of the above

Determine which of the following is NOT part of the lithosphere.

• Grass

• Mountains

• Soil

• Rocks

Label the hydrospere in yellow, the atmosphere in green, the biosphere in red and the lithosphere in blue

Bats finding shelter in caves is an example of which two spheres interacting?

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

This picture best represents a connection between which two spheres?

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

Wind is part of what sphere of Earth?

• Windosphere
• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Airosphere

An example of biosphere connecting to the atmosphere is...

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

 When a volcanic eruption spews gases and ash into the air, which two spheres are interacting? 

• a.  Hydrosphere and geosphere
• a.  Biosphere and geosphere
• a.  Geosphere and atmosphere
• a.  Biosphere and atmosphere