Science
Name:__________________________________________ Date:_______________________
Topics: A New View of Earth and The Earth System’s Four Spheres.
You will lose marks for not writing your name and date on your paper.
Before you discuss in your groups, as you read record the requested information
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S.Brown—Science—Jan. 2013 -- Unit 1: Investigating Earth Lessons 1.1 and 1.2
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Write the answers for the following questions.
1. What is the atmosphere ?
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2. Is the geosphere static and unchanging? ___________________Explain your answer
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1. Which features on Earth make up the hydrosphere
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2. Name two ways in which human begin affect the atmosphere
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3. CRITICAL THINKING How might an increase in rainfall in an area affect the
geosphere or hydrosphere and the biosphere
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4. WRITING Describe the interactions among the spheres that would occur during a
spring rainstorm in your area
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S.Brown—Science—Jan. 2013 -- Unit 1: Investigating Earth Lessons 1.1 and 1.2
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