SNC2D
Grade 10 Academic Science
Unit 1: Climate Change
Activity 2: The Sun and The Spheres of the Earth
The Sun and the Spheres of the Earth
Assignment 1
Instructions:
Answer each of the questions in full sentences. You may include diagrams in your
answers.
1. What components (spheres) make up the Earth’s biosphere?
2. Create a pie graph that represents the different types of water in the Earth’s
hydrosphere (ocean, fresh glacial, fresh surface, and groundwater).
3. What is the difference between solar radiation and thermal energy?
4. Explain how the lithosphere affects the Earth’s climate.
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