Spheres of Earth

atmosphere

1 - a blanket of air that surrounds the earth.

2 - There are 5 different layers, each layer has different gases and temperatures.

geosphere

1 - shapes the earths surface

2 - Made up of different rocks and minerals

3 - subdivided into the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core

biosphere

includes all living organisms, plants and animals

hydrosphere

1 - the liquid component of earth

2 - always moving

3 - covers 70% of the earth's surface

4 - includes oceans, seas, lakes, ponds, rivers, creaks, streams, rain water and frozen water

What sphere is 78% nitrogen?

atmosphere1

What sphere shields the earth from harmful radiation from the sun?

atmosphere2

This sphere is 21% oxygen?

atmosphere3

This sphere includes rocks, soils, and volcanoes

geosphere1

This sphere has the largest value of matter

geosphere2

This sphere is the solid land part of the earth

geosphere3

This sphere includes the surface of the ocean floor

geosphere4

This sphere composes all of the forms of life in the other 3 spheres

biosphere1

This sphere is the largest sphere

biosphere2

this sphere contains the food chains

biosphere3

This sphere is all of the earths water

hydrosphere1

3% of this sphere is fresh water

hydrosphere2

97% of this sphere is salt water

hydrosphere3

Where is fresh water found

lakes, rivers, and streams

How much of the hydrosphere is salt water

97%

How much of the hydrosphere is fresh water

3%