Vital Statistics and Systems

Cards (6)

  • How old is the planet Earth?
    4.543 billion years old
  • A collective layer of gas that envelopes the Earth?
    Atmosphere
  • Refers to the bodies of water consisting of freely flowing bodies of water found on the surface of the Earth, as well this sphere covers nearly 71% of the Earth’s surface?

    Hydrosphere
  • Nearly 97.4% of the water in the hydrosphere is composed of saline or salt water found in vast oceans covering the Earth. The remaining 2.6% comprises fresh water stored in glaciers, ice caps, and underground reservoirs.
  • Largest out of all the spheres, extending from the surface of the Earth down to its center?
    Geosphere
  • Refers to the narrow band on the Earth’s surface where all biological life resides.
    Biosphere