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Earth's Four Spheres
Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| GEOSPHERE | Includes solid Earth materials such as rocks, minerals, soil, sand, mountains, volcanoes, landforms and canyons. |
| HYDROSPHERE | This sphere includes all the water on Earth such as oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, glaciers, ice and water vapor. |
| ATMOSPHERE | It is the layer of gases around Earth that provide air (oxygen) and helps create weather, clouds and wind. It regulates Earth's temperature and protects us from the Sun's ultraviolet rays. |
| BIOSPHERE | Includes LIFE and ALL LIVING THINGS such as plants, nature (vegetation/flora), animals (fauna), people (humans), bacteria and fungi. |
| GEO | means "earth" or "ground" |
| BIO | means "life" |
| ATMO | means "air" |
| HYDRO | means "water" |