7th; The 5 Spheres of the Earth

Question 1

Earth Sphere

Answer 1

One part of the Earth that helps our planet run smoothly.

Question 2

Biosphere

Answer 2

The sphere of the Earth that includes all life. This includes plants, animals, and more.

Question 3

Hydrosphere

Answer 3

The sphere of the Earth that includes all water. This means oceans, bays, rivers, streams, ponds, lakes, and more. The two different types of water are freshwater and saltwater.

Question 4

Cryosphere

Answer 4

The cryosphere is the part of Earth with all frozen water. Ice, snow, permafrost, glaciers, icebergs, and more are included in this sphere.

Question 5

Atmosphere

Answer 5

All of Earth’s air. Contains 5 layers (troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere); mesosphere contains the Ozone Layer, which protects us from the sun

Question 6

Geosphere

Answer 6

Earth itself; contains mountains, soil and dirt, and more

Question 7

Do these spheres interact with each other, and if they do, how?

Answer 7

Earth’s spheres do interact with each other. The hydrosphere gives clean water to the biosphere, the hydrosphere evaporates into the atmosphere, and the hydrosphere and cryosphere melt and freeze into each other.