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Earth's Four Main Systems

Mateo, Logan, and Jamal are exploring a snowy landscape. Read the scene, then investigate how Earth's four main systems work on their own and together.

Read the field notes

After a snowfall, the three explorers notice clouds moving overhead. Snow rests on rocks and soil. Sunlight melts some snow, and meltwater flows into a pond. A bird flies above the pond and drinks from it, while tiny plants remain beneath the snow. Each observation can involve one or more Earth systems.

Name the systems

Use these four system names in your answers: atmosphere (gases around Earth), biosphere (living things), geosphere (solid Earth, including rocks and soil), and hydrosphere (Earth's water, including ice).

1.Which Earth system is the layer of gases where the clouds are found?
  • Atmosphere
  • Biosphere
  • Geosphere
  • Hydrosphere
2.Snow and pond water belong to the same Earth system. Write its name and explain why.
3.Match each example from the field notes to the system it belongs to.
  • Bird flying
  • Rocks and soil
  • Pond water
  • Air around the explorers
  • Geosphere
  • Atmosphere
  • Hydrosphere
  • Biosphere
4.When sunlight melts snow and the meltwater flows into the pond, which two systems are interacting most directly?
  • Atmosphere and biosphere
  • Hydrosphere and geosphere
  • Biosphere and geosphere
  • Atmosphere and geosphere
5.True or false: Tiny plants beneath the snow are part of the geosphere because they are covered by soil.
TrueFalse
6.Complete the sentence: The geosphere includes Earth's solid materials, such as rocks, land, and .
7.Logan says the bird above the pond involves only the biosphere. Name two other systems involved and explain how each connects to the bird.
8.Mateo notices snow resting on a rock. Explain how this observation connects the hydrosphere and geosphere.
9.Jamal claims that every event in the snowy landscape involves all four systems. Is he correct? Use the melting snow flowing into the pond as evidence.
10.Draw a small scene showing at least three of Earth's systems interacting during a snow day. Label each system and add arrows or notes to show how they interact.
Use the space to draw and label your snow-day scene.

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  • Earth's Four Main Systems, page 1 of 3: Read the field notes, Name the systems

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  • Earth's Four Main Systems, page 2 of 3: 4. When sunlight melts snow and the meltwater flows into the pond, which two systems are

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  • Earth's Four Main Systems, page 3 of 3: 10. Draw a small scene showing at least three of Earth's systems interacting during a…

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