EARTH’S SPHERE INTERACTIONSSC.6.E.7.4 DIFFERENTIATE AND SHOW INTERACTIONS AMONG THE

GEOSPHERE, HYDROSPHERE, CRYOSPHERE, ATMOSPHERE, AND

BIOSPHERE.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do all

of the Earth’s spheres interact in order

to influence weather and climate?

BELL RINGER

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES SHOWS AN

INTERACTION BETWEEN THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE

BIOSPHERE?

a) A PLANT USES ITS ROOTS TO GET WATER FROM THE SOIL.

b) ROCK SURROUNDING A RIVER GETS ERODED BY THE WATER.

c) THE ICE AT THE SOUTH POLE PROVIDES A HABITAT FOR POLAR

BEARS AND PENGUINS.

d) THE OZONE BLOCKS OUT MUCH OF THE HARMFUL ULTRAVIOLET

RAYS, FILTERING RADIATION FROM THE SUN.

I DO GUIDED NOTES

ATMOSPHERE

• LAYERS OF GAS THAT

SURROUNDS THE

EARTH’S SURFACE.

• MIXTURE OF:

• 78% NITROGEN

• 21% OXYGEN

• 1% OTHER GASES

LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE

• TROPOSPHERE: THE GASEOUS LAYER CLOSEST TO

THE GROUND. WE LIVE HERE.

• STRATOSPHERE: WHERE THE OZONE LAYER

PROTECTS US FROM HARMFUL RADIATION.

• MESOSPHERE:

COLD MIDDLE LAYER

• THERMOSPHERE:

HOT OUTER LAYER, HEATED

BY THE SUN

HYDROSPHERE

•ALL OF THE LIQUID WATER ON EARTH

•71% OF THE EARTH IS COVERED BY WATER

THE WATER CYCLE

BIOSPHERE

•ALL LIVING THINGS ON EARTH

•HUMANS INTERACT WITH ALL SPHERES IN DIFFERENT WAYS

GEOSPHERE

The soil,

rock and

land at the

surface of

the Earth.

CRYOSPHERE•ALL OF THE FROZEN ICE ON EARTH.

•GLACIERS, ICE SHELVES, SNOW, ICEBERGS, HAIL

SPHERE INTERACTIONS

THESE 5 SPHERES ARE

INTERRELATED. YOU CAN’T MAKE

A CHANGE TO ONE WITHOUT

AFFECTING ONE OR MORE OF

THE OTHERS.

WEATHER

THE SHORT TERM CONDITION OF THE

ATMOSPHERE FOR A CERTAIN

LOCATION. CAN CHANGE DAILY.

CLIMATE

•THE CONDITIONS OF AN AREA OVER A

LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

•FLORIDA IS HUMID

SUBTROPICAL AND HOT.

WE DO COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITY

REVISITING THE BELL RINGER

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES SHOWS AN

INTERACTION BETWEEN THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE

BIOSPHERE?

a) A PLANT USES ITS ROOTS TO GET WATER FROM THE SOIL.

b) ROCK SURROUNDING A RIVER GETS ERODED BY THE WATER.

c) THE ICE AT THE SOUTH POLE PROVIDES A HABITAT FOR POLAR

BEARS AND PENGUINS.

d) THE OZONE BLOCKS OUT MUCH OF THE HARMFUL ULTRAVIOLET

RAYS, FILTERING RADIATION FROM THE SUN.*

EXIT TICKET (CLOSING)

HOW DO ALL OF THE

EARTH’S SPHERES

INTERACT IN ORDER TO

INFLUENCE WEATHER AND

CLIMATE?