earthsystemsICS18TOR

Students will differentiate and show interactions among the geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere Create a wiki page called EarthSystems codename.

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 * 1) Copy the assignment and paste it on the page.
 * 2) Open Tux Paint on your computer. Draw 5 pictures demonstrating your understanding of the terms geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. Save each of the pictures as you complete them.
 * 3) Open a new Open Office presentation document. Select the style that you want to use.
 * 4) Name the new document 6 lastname initial Earth Systems.
 * 5) Create a title slide called Earth Systems. Use your code name not your real name on the title slide.
 * 6) Insert 5 additional slides. On each of the slides insert one of your pictures that you created using Tux Paint. Add a title at the top of each slide and the definition of the term.
 * 7) Be sure to save frequently.
 * 8) Export the final document as a Macromedia Flash document.
 * 9) Go back to your wiki page. Click on edit. Then Click on the green File icon. Upload your Macromedia Flash version of your Earth System slide show.
 * 10) Save the page.

The five main spheres are the biosphere, the geosphere, the cryosphere, the hydrosphere, and the atmosphere. The biosphere is all living things on earth, including plants, animals, and humans. The geosphere is all the landforms, rocks and minerals, and the inside of the earth, such as the inner core and outer core. The cryosphere is all the ice on earth. That includes glaciers, icebergs, and even the ice in a drink! The hydrosphere is all the water on earth. An interesting fact is that about 97 percent of all water on earth is salt water. The last sphere is the atmosphere. The atmosphere is all the gas on earth. There are four layers of the atmosphere. All of these spheres tie together because they support each other. The melting of ice in the cryosphere adds to the hydrosphere. Then, the water keeps living things alive in the biosphere. Those plants in the biosphere can be part of a landform in the geosphere. The water in the hydrosphere can also evaporate and add water vapor to the atmosphere.