1. Earth’s Spheres, Landforms and Physical Processes
What does it all mean?
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2. Photo credit:
Seto, T. (Photographer). (2011). Tsunami japan [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
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3. Photo credit:
Welch, G. (Photographer). (2011). Japan. [Web Photo]. Retrieved from
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4. Earth’s Spheres
Atmosphere: located right above the Earth’s surface and includes layers of gases (clouds, air pollution, sand storms, hurricanes, etc.)
It protects us by absorbing solar radiation.
Biosphere: life on land, rivers and oceans (Biomes) deserts, forests, grasslands
Hydrosphere: water in liquid and solid state (oceans, glaciers, snow, lakes, rivers, etc.)
Lithosphere: solids of the Earth (rocks, soils, landforms, etc.)
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5. Insert Images for each of the spheres
Photo credit:
Earth’s layers: Nyblade, A. (Artist). (2011). Earth's composition. [Web Graphic]. Retrieved from
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6. Plate Tectonics: View direction of the arrows showing movement of the plates. What can you deduce from this image?
Plate tectonics graphic compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS home page is
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7. Option to Add Images
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8. Option to Add Images
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