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5--Earth's Systems
5th Grade Earth's Four Systems
Term | Definition |
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Define Hydrosphere. | all the water on, under and above the earth |
What is the Biosphere? | all living things on Earth. |
What is the solid part of Earth? | The Geosphere |
The layer of air that surrounds the Earth. | Atmosphere |
How does the Biosphere depend on the Geosphere? | The Biosphere depends on it for shelter and food. |
How does the Biosphere depend on the Hydrosphere? | It needs water for 3 things. It needs it to drink, photosynthesize, and to call home. |
What does the Atmosphere provide for the Biosphere? | The Atmosphere provides a breathable environment, protection from the sun, and formation of clouds. |
What is the inner most layer of the Earth? | The inner core |
What is the outer most layer of the Earth? | The crust |
What are the layers of the Earth? | Listed from the outside going inwards: crust, mantle, outer core, inner core |
The Earth has 4 systems. In which system would I find animals and plants? | The Biosphere |
The Earth has 4 systems. In which system would I find precipitation, lakes and rivers? | The Hydrosphere |
The Earth has 4 systems. In which system do the following words fit: rocks, crust, mantle, core? | The Geosphere |
The Earth has 4 systems. Which system relates to parts of the air like troposphere, mesosphere, and ozone? | The Atmosphere |
System | a collection of parts that work together |
Hydro | water |
Atmo | air |
Geo | land |
Bio | life |
a child drinking water | biosphere interacting with hydrosphere |
fish in the ocean | biosphere interacting with hydrosphere |
volcanic eruption in the ocean | geosphere and hydrosphere |
rain | hydrosphere and atmosphere |
a bear hibernating in a cave | biosphere interacting with the geosphere |
grass | biosphere |
mountain | geosphere |
soil | geosphere |
gold | geosphere |
iron | geosphere |
leaf | biosphere |
lava | geosphere |
human | biosphere |
rock | geosphere |
fish | biosphere |
tree | biosphere |
duck | biosphere |
soil | geosphere |
A strong gust of wind blows over a tree. | atmosphere and biosphere |
A forest fire produces a huge cloud of smoke. | Biosphere and atmosphere |
The wind carries dandelion seeds far away. | atmosphere and biosphere |
Animals breathe oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. | biosphere and atmosphere |
Water evaporating from a lake forms huge clouds. | hydrosphere and atmosphere |
A hurricane causes huge ocean waves. | atmosphere and hydrosphere |