Name:_____________________________
Period:____
Date:_________________
BIOSPHERE WEBQUEST
Video: Four Spheres Part 1
Label the four spheres.
Geosphere
Geo is Greek for __________________
Define landform:
The geosphere is made up of ________ - ________________ stuff
Biosphere
Bio is Greek for _________________
Define biome:
List three types of biomes
1.
2.
3.
Investigation
Which parts of the forest meadow belong in the GEOSPHERE?
Which parts of the forest meadow belong in the BIOSPHERE?
Video: Four Spheres Part 2
Hydrosphere
Hydro is Greek for __________________.
It contains all of the ______________ on our planet.
Atmosphere
Atmo is the Greek word for __________________.
The atmosphere contains all of the ____________ on our planet and surrounds the earth like a
___________________________.
What is the troposphere?
Investigation
Which parts of the beach belong in the HYDROSPHERE?
Which parts of the beach belong in the ATMOSPHERE?
Video: Weathering and Erosion
What is weathering?
List 3 Causes of weathering?
1.
2.
3.
What is Erosion?
Weathering is the ____________ that breaks down the rock and erosion is the ____________
_________________________________________________________________.
The HYDROSPHERE ____________ and sometimes ___________ the GEOSPHERE.
Go to the following link for Plate Tectonics
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html
Type
Motion
Effect
Landform
created
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Draw a graphic representation of each type of plate boundary.
Volcanic
Activity: Yes
or No
Real-World
Example