Diagrams of the Four Spheres

The four spheres of the Earth

1. What are the names four spheres? Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere

Find 4 photo - one that shows each sphere.

1. How much of the earth is made up by hydrosphere? 50%
2. How much of the earth is made up by lithosphere / ground? 50%
3. What is the atmosphere made up of? Gases
4. What does the biosphere contain? Land, Water, Living Things and Air

Hydrosphere. - The Water Cycle

Name the 6 bodies of water you find?

1. Ocean
2. Stream
3.River
4.Sea
5.Waterfall
6.Lake

How much of the earths surface is water?

Lithosphere.

What is the Lithosphere? Rock, Land, Surface and etc.

How much of the earths surface is land? 510.1 Million km

Name 5 examples of the lithosphere?

1. Rocky Mountains
2.Volcanoes
3.Sand
4.Dust
5.Ocean floor

Atmosphere.

How high is the atmosphere? 300 miles/480km

What are the two gases in the atmosphere?

1.Oxygen
2.Nitrogen

How high up are space crafts? 100km

How high up are supersonic planes? 1,451 miles per hour

How high up are normal places? Probably 828 m, below

Biosphere.

What does 'bio' mean? Life

What is the biosphere? Lifesphere, contains living things