The frozen water part of the earths system. It includes ice, snow and glaciers. It is the sub-system that regulates the earths tempreture.
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Hydrosphere
All water e.g. lakes and seas. Also all water in the atmosphere such as clouds. The amount of water never changes it just moves around in all its forms
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Biosphere
Upper areas of the atmosphere and below, it effects what life forms exsist on earth
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Lithosphere
Made up of tectonic plates, continental or oceanic. All earthquakes occur here, it is always moving. This is the coolest layer.
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Terrestrial water
Includes: Ground water, soil, moisture, lakes, rivers and wetlands
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Cryospheric water
Water Trapped in the earths surface
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Card 2
Front
All water e.g. lakes and seas. Also all water in the atmosphere such as clouds. The amount of water never changes it just moves around in all its forms
Back
Hydrosphere
Card 3
Front
Upper areas of the atmosphere and below, it effects what life forms exsist on earth
Back
Card 4
Front
Made up of tectonic plates, continental or oceanic. All earthquakes occur here, it is always moving. This is the coolest layer.
Back
Card 5
Front
Includes: Ground water, soil, moisture, lakes, rivers and wetlands
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