The 5 Sphere and More – Memory for Test.

Even though some of these will be copied from Wikipedia, It will still help boost my memory on them, cause as it goes on, They
will soon talk about other science stuff, and then they might bring spheres back, so good to remember.

NOTE: Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, and Lithosphere, run the show, by that, they
are the main supplements on earth, the other ones can get tricky but they are very detailed
indeed, I put that there due to the teacher mentioning cryosphere, and this is 8 th grade so…

Biosphere: The biosphere, also known as the ecosphere, is the worldwide sum of all
ecosystems. It can also be termed the zone of life on Earth, a closed system, and largely self-
regulating. – Wikipedia.

 My Biosphere Summary:

Hydrosphere: The hydrosphere is the combined mass of water found on, under, and
above the surface of a planet, minor planet or natural satellite. Although Earth's hydrosphere
has been around for about 4 billion years, it continues to change in shape. – Wikipedia.

 My Hydrosphere Summary:

Atmosphere: An atmosphere is a layer or a set of layers of gases surrounding a

planet or other material body, that is held in place by the gravity of that body. An atmosphere
is more likely to be retained if the gravity it is subject to is high and the temperature of the
atmosphere is low. – Wikipedia.

 My Atmosphere Summary:

Lithosphere: A lithosphere is the rigid, outermost shell of a terrestrial-type planet, or

natural satellite, that is defined by its rigid mechanical properties. On Earth, it is composed of
the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time scales of
thousands of years or greater. – Wikipedia.

 My Lithosphere Summary:

Magnetosphere: A magnetosphere is a region of space surrounding an

astronomical object in which charged particles are affected by that object's magnetic field. It
is created by a star or planet with an active interior dynamo. In the space environment close
to a planetary body, the magnetic field resembles a magnetic dipole. – Wikipedia.

 My Magnetosphere Summary:

Cryosphere: The cryosphere is an all-encompassing term for those portions of

Earth's surface where water is in solid form, including sea ice, lake ice, river ice, snow cover,
glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets, and frozen ground. Thus, there is a wide overlap with the
hydrosphere. – Wikipedia.

 My Cryosphere Summary:

Geosphere: There are several conflicting definitions for geosphere. The geosphere
may be taken as the collective name for the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere,
and the atmosphere. The different collectives of the geosphere can exchange different mass
and/or energy fluxes. – Wikipedia.

 My Geosphere Summary:

Other Terms:
“Ecosphere: An ecosphere is a planetary closed ecological system. ... For instance, Earth's ecosphere
consists of five primary component spheres which are the Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere,
Atmosphere, and Magnetosphere. – Wikipedia.”

 “A Ecosphere, seems to be a manmade object, and it seems to give the term to earth, as the main
supplements of earth make, earth what it is today, It seems to be a ball, with biosphere type supplements in
it, but like I said, it seems to mainly portray a manmade ecosystem.”

Immanuels Summary: “A Biosphere to me, contains air,

oxygen, water, plants, and fungi,