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1.  Surfacetensionisafunc4onofwhichphysicalpropertyofwater.

2.  WhichtypeofbondingoccurbetweentheHydrogenatomandtheOxygenatominawatermolecule.3.Whichtypeofbondingoccursbetweenwatermolecules.

Writetheques4onandthenAnswer

BonusQues4on:WhatisthenameoftheHurricanethatmightimpactFlorida?

EarthsSpheres

EarthsSpheres

•   GeomeansRock=Geosphere

•    HydromeansWater=Hydrosphere

•   AtmomeanAir=Atmosphere

•  BiomeansLife=Biosphere

§  CryomeansFrozen=Cryosphere

EarthsSphereAtmosphereisthegaseousdeepinterioroftheplanettothesandonbeachesandpeaksofpor4onoftheEarththatextendsintospace.

BiosphereistheworldwidesumofallEcosystems(plantandanimallife.

Geosphere(Lithosphere)includestherocksandmineralsonEarth–fromthemoltenrockandheavymetalsinthemountains.Hydrosphereisthesumofallwateronthe

planeti.e.ocean,lakes,streams,andundergroundaquifers

EarthsSpheres

ThecryosphereisthefrozenwaterpartoftheEarthsystem

Biosphere

Thebiosphereisthe“lifezone”oftheEarth,andincludesalllivingorganisms(includinghumans),andallorganicmaUerthathasnotyetdecomposed.

• Thebiosphereisstructuredintoahierarchyknownasthefoodchain(alllifeisdependentonthefirst4er–mainlytheprimaryproducersthatarecapableofphotosynthesis).

• Energyandmassistransferredfromonelevelofthefoodchaintothenext.

TheEarthissurroundedbyablanketofair,whichwecalltheatmosphere.

• Theatmosphereconsistsoffouruniquelayers(thetroposphere,thestratosphere,themesosphere,andthethermosphere).

• Theatmospherereachesover560kilometers(348miles)upfromthesurfaceoftheEarth.

• Theatmosphereisprimarilycomposedofnitrogen(about78%)andoxygen(about21%)whichiscon4nuouslycycledbetweenplantsandanimals

Atmosphere

Geosphere

•  ThegeosphereisthesolidEarththatincludesthecon4nentalandoceancrustaswellthevariouslayersofEarth’sinterior.

•  94%oftheEarthiscomposedoftheelementsoxygen,silicon,andmagnesium.

•  Thegeosphereisnotsta4c(unchanging),butitssurface(crust)isinaconstantstateofmo4on.

•  Mineralresourcesareminedfromthegeosphere.

Thehydrospherecontainsalltheliquidwaterfoundonourplanet.

• Waterfoundonthesurfaceofourplanetincludestheoceanaswellaswaterfromlakesandrivers,streams,andcreeks.

• Waterfoundunderthesurfaceofourplanetincludeswatertrappedinthesoilandgroundwater.

• Waterfoundinouratmosphereincludeswatervapor.

Hydrosphere

ExampleofSphereInterac4ons

Humans(biosphere)builtadamoutofrockmaterials(geosphere).

•  Waterinthelake(hydrosphere)

seepsintothecliffwallsbehindthedam,becominggroundwater(geosphere),orevapora4ngintotheair(atmosphere).

•  Humans(biosphere)harnessenergy

fromthewater(hydrosphere)byhavingitspinturbines(geosphere,becausetheturbinescomefrommetaloresintheground)toproduceelectricity.

HowareEarth’sSpheresInterac4ng?

  Whatsphereinterac4ons canyouinferfromthis photograph?

•  Whenyouidentfysphere

interac4ons,thinkofonefeatureintheimageata4me,decidewhichsphereitisapartof,thenconsiderhowitinteractswiththeotherspheres.

•  Withapartner,describe

interac4onsinthisscene,tracingthemovementofmaterialsorenergythroughallfourofEarth'sspheresifpossible.

HowareEarth’sSpheresInterac4ng?

Plants(biosphere)drawwater(hydrosphere)andnutrients fromthesoil(geosphere)andreleasewatervaporintotheatmosphere.Humans(biosphere)usefarmmachinery(manufacturedfromgeospherematerials)toplowthe fields,andtheatmospherebringsprecipita4on (hydrosphere)towatertheplants.Energyfromthesunis storedbyplants(biosphere).Whenhumansoranimals (biosphere)eattheplants,theyacquiretheenergy originallycapturedbytheplants.Humansexpendsomeof thisenergyarrangingbricksandwood(geosphereand biosphere)intobuildings.

Sphere’sInterac4veWorksheet

4.  Airnexttothegroundbecomeswarm

5.  Watervaporcondenses6.  Lightningstrikesapark

ranger7.  Aflashfloodforms

10.  Atornadodestroysazoo

EarthSpheresInteract1.  AtreeisblowndownbywindBIOSPHEREANDATMOSPHERE

2.  Apersongetscaughtinthe BIOSPHEREANDHYDROSPHERErain

3.  Haildamagesasugarcane CRYOSPHEREANDBIOSPHEREcrop

ATMOSHEREANDGEOSPHERE

HYDROSPHEREANDATMOSPHEREATMOSPHEREANDBIOSPHERE

HYDROSPHEREANDGEOSPHERE

HYDROSPHEREANDGEOSPHERE8.  Apuddleseepsintotheground

9.  Cumulonimbuscloudsform HYDROSPHEREANDATMOSPHEREATMOSPHEREANDBIOSPHERE

IndependentPracOce:AcOviOesorexercisesstudentscompletetoreinforcetheconceptsandskillsdevelopedinthelesson?IndependentWork: RainforestandAnimalsPolarIceTundraandPolarBearsVolcanoErup4ngandForestbelowHurricaneandPeopleTsunamiandAnimalsEarthquakeandForestPlantsandAnimals Studentschooseoneoftheloca4onsoreventstowriteasummaryaboutintheirjournalorsciencenotebook.Summariesshouldmen4onatleast3differentinterac4ons.