4 spheres Biosphere – Global sum of all ecosystems Atmosphere – Layers of gases surrounding the Earth Lithosphere – Outermost shell of out planet Hydrosphere – Liquid component of the Earth
BACTERIA / MICROSCOPIC ORGANISMS BIOSPHERE ANIMALS Amphibians Birds Fish Mammals Reptiles INSECTS Chelicerates: spiders, mites, scorpians Myriapods: millipedes, centipedes Crustaceans Hexapoda PLANTS BACTERIA / MICROSCOPIC ORGANISMS Single cell Fungus Virus Protists HYDROSPHERE SEA WATER ICE FRESH WATER DRINKABLE WATER LITHOSPHERE ROCKS MINERALS SOIL ATMOSPHERE TROPOSHERE STRATOSPHERE MESOSPHERE THERMOSPHERE EXOSPHERE ALL ECOSYSTEMS FROM HOT TO COLD FROM DRY TO WET FROM DARK TO LIGHT
ATMOSPHERE Upper Atmosphere Satellites / Space Station Exosphere Outer Layer Thermosphere Heated Layer Mesosphere Protective Layer Stratosphere Ozone Layer Troposphere Weather Layer
LITHOSPHERE Mountains Plains Volcanoes Oceanic & Continental Crusts Rocks Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Minerals Soil
HYDROSPHERE Salt Water (97%) Oceans Seas Fresh Water (3%) Rivers Lakes Ponds Glaciers Underground Water Cycle Evaporation Condensation Precipitation Run off