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Chapter 2 : Lesson 1 Planet Earth. Essential Question. How does the biosphere support life on Earth?. Where are we?. 93,000,000 miles from the Sun 3 rd Planet in from the Sun 24,900 miles in circumference and 7900 miles in diameter
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Essential Question How does the biosphere support life on Earth?
Where are we? • 93,000,000 miles from the Sun • 3rd Planet in from the Sun • 24,900 miles in circumference and 7900 miles in diameter • Only planet in Milky Way solar system that can sustain human life
THE MILKY WAY • Our Solar system consist of the sun • 8 planets • 1 dwarf planet (Pluto) • Other celestial bodies that orbit the sun • Comets > spheres covered with ice and dust that leave trails of vapor as they race through space • Asteroids > large chunks of rocky material found in space • By size: Pluto (dwarf), Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
Hydrosphere • The water areas of the Earth (oceans, seas, rivers, lakes and water in the atmosphere)
Lithosphere • Uppermost layer of the Earth includes crust, continents, and ocean basins
Atmosphere A thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth On and Abovethe Earth
Biosphere The part of the earth where life exists (atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere)
Continental Shelf Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean.
Review Question: Chapter 2 : Lesson 1 Read pages 40-43 and answer Review Questions on page 43 Hand in Google Class Room.