Earth Science- Classzones ES0103
Classzone Assignment #1 (es0103)
1) Looking at the image, what are the major parts of our planet that can interact as a system?
There are four major parts of our planet that can interact as a system and they are the four spheres. The four spheres are the atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and the hydrosphere.
2) Describe each of Earth's four spheres. List several examples of features in each sphere.
The geosphere; mountains, rocks, dirt
The hydrosphere; oceans, lakes, rivers, snow, hail, rain, and ice caps
The atmosphere; oxygen, hydrogen, water vapor, nitrogen, ozone
The biosphere; plants, humans, bacteria, mammals
3) Do you think clouds should be classified as part of the atmosphere, or part of the hydrosphere? Explain
Water droplets are what make up a cloud so when water vapor in the atmosphere condenses to a liquid or solid it’s then a part of the hydrosphere.
4) In each image, look for evidence of materials and energy moving among the spheres.
a. List the major features in the image and tell which sphere each one represents.
b. Describe sphere interactions you can infer from the scene.
c. Whenever possible, follow the results of an interaction through all four spheres.
Tropical Island, Palau Islands Forest fire, Montana, U.S.A.
When land is above the sea plants are then able to succeed. When the forest (biosphere) burns it is (Land: geosphere, sea: hydrosphere, plants: biosphere) adding energy to the atmosphere and bringing materials to land (geosphere).
Oil wells burning, Kuwait and the Persian Gulf Suez Canal, Egypt
When oil drilled from the ground reacts with the atmosphere This canal cuts through land and it releasing energy into the
1) Looking at the image, what are the major parts of our planet that can interact as a system?
There are four major parts of our planet that can interact as a system and they are the four spheres. The four spheres are the atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and the hydrosphere.
2) Describe each of Earth's four spheres. List several examples of features in each sphere.
The geosphere; mountains, rocks, dirt
The hydrosphere; oceans, lakes, rivers, snow, hail, rain, and ice caps
The atmosphere; oxygen, hydrogen, water vapor, nitrogen, ozone
The biosphere; plants, humans, bacteria, mammals
3) Do you think clouds should be classified as part of the atmosphere, or part of the hydrosphere? Explain
Water droplets are what make up a cloud so when water vapor in the atmosphere condenses to a liquid or solid it’s then a part of the hydrosphere.
4) In each image, look for evidence of materials and energy moving among the spheres.
a. List the major features in the image and tell which sphere each one represents.
b. Describe sphere interactions you can infer from the scene.
c. Whenever possible, follow the results of an interaction through all four spheres.
Tropical Island, Palau Islands Forest fire, Montana, U.S.A.
When land is above the sea plants are then able to succeed. When the forest (biosphere) burns it is (Land: geosphere, sea: hydrosphere, plants: biosphere) adding energy to the atmosphere and bringing materials to land (geosphere).
Oil wells burning, Kuwait and the Persian Gulf Suez Canal, Egypt
When oil drilled from the ground reacts with the atmosphere This canal cuts through land and it releasing energy into the