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Our Planet—Earth
How can you describe Earth?
Before You Read
Before you read the chapter, think about what you know about the planet Earth. Record three things
that you already know about Earth in the first column. Then write three things that you would like
to learn about in the second column. Complete the final column of the chart when you have finished
the chapter.
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What I Know
W
What I Want to Learn
L
What I Learned
Chapter Vocabulary
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
NEW
NEW
biosphere
atmosphere
hydrosphere
groundwater
geosphere
mineral
rock
water cycle
evaporation
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
weather
climate
rock cycle
uplift
REVIEW
freshwater
ACADEMIC
process
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Lesson 1
Earth Systems
Scan Lesson 1. Read the lesson titles and bold words. Look at the pictures. Identify three facts
you discovered about Earth systems. Record your facts in your Science Journal.
Differentiate materials that make up Earth’s 4 systems.
What is Earth?
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Contents
of Earth
Systems
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The Atmosphere
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Describe the composition of the biosphere.
Characterize the composition of the atmosphere.
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Part of the Atmosphere
Details (in dry air)
78%
21%
Other contents
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•
•
Detail the layers of the atmosphere. Provide one detail for
each bullet in the table below.
Layer
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Exosphere
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•
Thermosphere
•
Mesosphere
•
Stratosphere
•
•
Troposphere
•
•
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Lesson 1 | Earth Systems (continued)
Organize information about the hydrosphere.
The Hydrosphere
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Location:
•
•
Hydrosphere
Total amount:
•
State (form):
•
•
•
•
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Characterize the world ocean.
Percent of Earth’s
water:
Type of reservoir:
World
Ocean
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How water flows:
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Type of water:
Diagram the distribution of Earth’s water throughout
.
the hydrosphere.
Earth’s Water
3%
97% ocean salt water
30%
69%
87%
1% fresh surface water
11%
2%
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Lesson 1 | Earth Systems (continued)
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Relate how Earth’s surface reservoirs are supplied with water.
help to supply
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State how people can get freshwater where there is no accessible
surface water.
The Geosphere
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Characterize the geosphere.
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Definition:
Location:
Layers:
•
Materials:
•
•
•
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Restate the 5 characteristics of minerals.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Geosphere
Lesson 1 | Earth Systems (continued)
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Record five physical properties used to identify minerals.
1.
4.
2.
5.
3.
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Describe the formation of 3 types of rocks.
Igneous
Rocks
Formation:
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Metamorphic
Rocks
Formation:
Elaborate on the structure of Earth’s geosphere.
Layer
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Sedimentary
Rocks
Formation:
Description
Crust
• Oceanic
• Continental
Mantle
Core
• Inner
• Outer
Synthesize It
Explain one way that you interact with each of the four Earth systems
discussed in Lesson 1.
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