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SC.6.E.7.4 Differentiate and show interactions among the geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.

Bell Ringer – Question 1

BELL RINGER - QUESTION 2

Today’s Objective Explain interactions among the

geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.

Describe how the composition and structure of the atmosphere protects life and insulates the planet.

AGENDA

I do: Guided notes – tree map We do: Identify Spheres of the

Earth and their interactions Rally Coach)

You do: Think-Write-Pair-Share: Picture analysis

You do: On your own-Exit Ticket

SPHERES OF THE EARTH

• Five major parts of Earth work together as a complex system: rocks, water, air, ice, rocks, water, air, ice, and life. and life. On a global scale, each part can be thought of as a sphere, roughly the same size and shape as the planet.

• The Earth and its systems are separated into categories that all function and all function and interact together. interact together. The geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere are all categories of Earth’s functional systems.

CONTAINS A THIN LAYER OF GAS THAT PROTECTS THE EARTH FROM THE COLD WORLD OF SPACE

MADE OF NITROGEN, OXYGEN, AND GREENHOUSE GASES LIKE WATER VAPOR, CARBON DIOXIDE, METHANE, AND OZONE THAT KEEPS THE EARTH WARM

IT TRAPS THE HEAT AND SHIELDS THE WORLD FROM HARMFUL SOLAR RADIATION, COSMIC RAYS AND VACUUM OF SPACE

EVERYDAY, THE ATMOSPHERE TRANSFERS HEAT FROM THE EQUATOR TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH POLES

THIS IS DONE THROUGH TRADE WINDS THAT WE FEEL IN THE FORM OF GENTLE BREEZES

IT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSFERRING WATER FROM THE OCEANS TO THE LAND

THE CONDITION IN THE ATMOSPHERE AT A PARTICULAR PLACE AND TIME

SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH CLIMATE

THE PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR OF THE ATMOSPHERE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME

DOES NOT CHANGE FROM DAY TO DAY

FLORIDA – RAINS, STORMS & HURRICANES FROM JUNE TO SEPT

FLORIDA – DRY SEASON FROM OCT TO MAY

The The hydrospherehydrosphere is the liquid water is the liquid water component of the Earth. The component of the Earth. The hydrosphere covers about 70% of the hydrosphere covers about 70% of the surface of the Earth and is the home for surface of the Earth and is the home for many plants and animals. The many plants and animals. The hydrosphere, like the atmosphere, is hydrosphere, like the atmosphere, is always in motion. always in motion.

Features includeFeatures include::

-oceans, seas, lakes, ponds, rivers and -oceans, seas, lakes, ponds, rivers and streams.streams.

MAKES UP ALL THE WATER ON EARTH

WATER IS CONSTANTLY ON THE MOVE

IT CHANGES FROM ONE STATE TO ANOTHER

EXPLAINS HOW WATER FROM THE EARTH MOVES THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT

WHEN WARM PERIOD OCCURS, MELTED ICE FLOWS INTO THE HYDROSPHERE

ALTERS SEA LEVELS RESHAPES COASTLINES

ALL THE EARTH’S FROZEN WATER

ICE, SNOW, GLACIERS, AND ICE SHEETS

ALL LIFE FORMS (PLANTS AND ANIMALS) ON EARTH

EXTENDS UP (BIRDS) TO THE ATMOSPHERE AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (STARFISH)

FEATURES INCLUDE: ‐COASTAL BIOMES ‐FORESTS ‐DESERTS ‐GRASSLANDS ‐URBAN/AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS

CONTAINS ROCKS, MINERALS, AND LANDFORMS ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH

DENSEST PORTION OF THE EARTH

PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN PROCESS AFFECTING THE ATMOSPHERE, HYDROSPHERE, AND BIOSPHERE SUCH AS THE WATER CYCLE AND THE CARBON CYCLE.

FEATURES ARE: VALLEY NETWORKS, RIVER

CHANNELS/CANYONS, DELTAS, SAND DUNES, WIND STREAKSFOLDS, FAULTS, MOUNTAINSVOLCANOES

WE DO: LET’S PRACTICE TOGETHER!

ON THE LEFT SIDE

CAN YOU IDENTIFY EACH SPHERE PICTURED ABOVE?

SPHERES OF THE EARTH

RALLY COACH

Partner A answers the first question.

Partner B will listen, check, coach and praise partner A .

Partner B will answer the next question.

Partner A will listen, check, coach, and praise partner B.

A.MARTIN

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SPHERES OF THE EARTH

SPHERES OF THE EARTH

SPHERES OF THE EARTH

SPHERES OF THE EARTH

YOU DO:THINK-PAIR-WRITE-SHARE

Choose one of the pictures below and describe at least 3 sphere interactions you can infer from the scene.

EXIT SLIP

1. Which two spheres interact when a glacier erodes rock?

A. the geosphere and the atmosphere

B. the biosphere and the geosphere

C. the biosphere and the cryosphere

D. the cryosphere and the geosphere

2. Identify the example that shows how the biosphere and atmosphere can interact.

A. people breathing in oxygen

B. plants obtaining nutrients from the soil

C. ocean waves breaking down rocks

D. animals eating other animals