Response to Text: Biosphere

 Biosphere

Highlight or write the correct answer for each question.

1) What is the biosphere?

a. Where the water lies b. Where the rocks are

c. Where the air travels d. Where living things occupy

2) True or False: The biosphere does not connect with the other Earth’s Spheres.

a. False b. True

3) MRS GREN...?

a. Identifies what is in the air b. Identifies what different rocks are

c. Identifies what is living d. Identifies what will happen to the water

4) What does the ‘E’ stand for in MRS GREN?

→the letter E in Mrs stands for Excretion.

5) Is a flower a living thing? If so, how do you know?

→plants are living  because they grow, take in nutrients and reproduce.

6) Which of the following has an effect on the biosphere and our life here on Earth?

a. Distance from the Sun b. The climate

c. Animals d. Daily weather

7) Complete the sentence: Even though we can still control our lives, we are still...

→ Even though at times we can control our lives and what happens in our environment, we are still vulnerable to things that are out of our control.

8) How does the biosphere connect with the other Earth Systems?

→the biosphere provides the geosphere with heat and energy needed for rock breakdown and erosion. … The biosphere receives gases, heat, and sunlight (energy) from the atmosphere. It receives water from the hydrosphere and a living medium from the geosphere.