Biosphere Bio = Life Contains ALL living organisms Smallest to largest, on land or in water.

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Transcript of Biosphere Bio = Life Contains ALL living organisms Smallest to largest, on land or in water.

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Biosphere Bio = Life Contains ALL living

organisms Smallest to largest,

on land or in water

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Lithosphere Litho = stone A.K.A. Geosphere All layers of the

Earth (Crust, Mantle, Core)

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Hydrosphere

Hydro = water ALL water (below

ground, on land, in sky)

Can be solid, liquid, or a gas

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Atmosphere Atmo = air/vapor All gases found in

ground and above the Earth’s surface

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Sphere Interactions

Spheres are always interacting with each other

A change in one sphere can cause an effect in another sphere

Ex: A lake (hydrosphere) dries up causing all the aquatic life (biosphere) to die.

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The continuous movement of water between the Earth’s 4 spheres.

Water Cycle

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Convection Circulation of gases or liquids due to thermal energy

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Evaporation Occurs when liquid water absorbs thermal energy

Liquid changes to gas

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Condensation occurs when water vapor loses thermal energy

changes from a gas to a liquid

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Precipitation Rain, hail, sleet, snow

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Runoff Water on the

surface Collects in

lakes, rivers, oceans

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Infiltration Water that is

absorbed into the ground

Collects in the water table (groundwater)

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Transpiration

Evaporation that plants perform during photosynthesis

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