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The Earth’s Spheres
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Earth’s Spheres Atmosphere Hydrosphere Lithosphere Biosphere Geosphere
Cryosphere
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Atmosphere A gaseous sphere and it envelopes the Earth
Consists of a mixture of gases composed primarily of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor
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Hydrosphere All of the water on Earth
71% of the earth is covered by water
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Hydrosphere hydrosphere to the atmosphere.
Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the hydrosphere to the atmosphere.
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consisting of the crust and mantle. It is the solid part of the Earth
Geosphere The prefix geo= Earth consisting of the crust and mantle. It is the solid part of the Earth
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Lithosphere The Earth's solid surface, often called the crust of the earth. It includes continental and oceanic crust as well as the various layers of the Earth's interior.
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Lithosphere
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Volcanoes Volcanoes can be found in which spheres?
Geosphere and hydrosphere
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Earthquakes Earthquakes can be found in which spheres?
Geosphere and hydrosphere
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Biosphere All life on earth, including man, and all organisms
The life zone on our planet distinguishes our planet from the others in the solar system.
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Cryosphere The portion of the Earth's surface where water is in a solid form Snow or ice: includes glaciers, ice shelves, snow, icebergs, and arctic climatology
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