biosphere
noun
environmentspecializeduk/ˈbaɪ.əʊ.sfɪər/us/ˈbaɪ.oʊ.sfɪr/[C]
apartof a planet'senvironmentwherelifeexists:
How do biospheresconstructthemselves ?
With amassiveimpact, a biosphere gets anotherchance.
the biosphere
[S]
thepartof the earth'senvironmentwherelifeexists:
We cansurviveas aspeciesonly if weliveby therulesof the biosphere.
Thespeciesandbehaviouraldiversityof the biosphere weredevastatedduring suchevents.
See also
asthenosphere
theatmosphere
exosphere
hydrosphere
ionosphere
lithosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
troposphere
- The earth's biosphere cansupportperhaps5 or 10 millionhumanbeings.
- A biosphere could havearisenonEarth400 millionyearsearlierthan waspreviouslythought.
- Are there other biospheres and otherintelligentcommunitiesin theMilkyWay?
- It ishighlyunlikelythat we couldevermake the biosphereunacceptableto allorganisms.
- But such limitationsseemnot tohinderthe biosphere.
The Earth & outer space - general words
- ablate
- aeolian
- alluvium
- anti-gravity
- atmosphere
- auroral
- geo-
- geocentric
- geophysicist
- globe
- lithosphere
- lithospheric
- mesosphere
- mesospheric
- microgravity
- the Big Bang
- the big bang theory
- the firmament
- underground
- universe