{"id":1293,"date":"2026-10-08T12:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/glossary\/sphere\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T12:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:17:21","slug":"sphere","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/glossary\/sphere\/","title":{"rendered":"Sphere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[sfeer]<\/strong><br>An independent part of the <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=&#039;cmtt-audio-player &#039;&gt;&lt;audio class=&#039;cmtt-audio-shortcode &#039; id=&#039;audio-1293-10&#039; preload=&#039;none&#039; style=&#039;width: 100%;&#039; controls=&#039;controls&#039;&gt;&lt;source type=&#039;audio\/mpeg&#039; src=&#039;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/System.mp3?_=10&#039; \/&gt;&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/System.mp3&#039;&gt;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/System.mp3&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/audio&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;clear&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;System&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;[sihs-tm]&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;A group of interacting parts that forms a collective whole and has a defined boundary. Earth systems refer to a set of physical, chemical, and biological processes that interact with one another, such as a food chain. &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/glossary\/system\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>system<\/a> that is interconnected to other spheres by cycles and processes. The four spheres on Earth include the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class='cmtt-audio-player '&gt;&lt;audio class='cmtt-audio-shortcode ' id='audio-1293-2' preload='none' style='width: 100%;' controls='controls'&gt;&lt;source type='audio\/mpeg' src='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Atmosphere.mp3?_=2' \/&gt;&lt;a href='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Atmosphere.mp3'&gt;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Atmosphere.mp3&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/audio&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;clear&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Atmosphere&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;[at-moh-sfeer]&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The layers of gasses that surround a planet; one of the four spheres on Earth. &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/glossary\/atmosphere\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">atmosphere<\/a>, <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class='cmtt-audio-player '&gt;&lt;audio class='cmtt-audio-shortcode ' id='audio-1293-6' preload='none' style='width: 100%;' controls='controls'&gt;&lt;source type='audio\/mpeg' src='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Biosphere.mp3?_=6' \/&gt;&lt;a href='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Biosphere.mp3'&gt;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Biosphere.mp3&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/audio&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;clear&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Biosphere&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;[bi-oh-sfeer]&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;A sphere that contains all living things on Earth and the environments that support them; one of the four spheres on Earth. &amp;amp;nbsp;An ecological level of organization.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/glossary\/biosphere\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">biosphere<\/a>, <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class='cmtt-audio-player '&gt;&lt;audio class='cmtt-audio-shortcode ' id='audio-1293-8' preload='none' style='width: 100%;' controls='controls'&gt;&lt;source type='audio\/mpeg' src='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Geosphere.mp3?_=8' \/&gt;&lt;a href='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Geosphere.mp3'&gt;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Geosphere.mp3&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/audio&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;clear&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Geosphere&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;[jee-oh-sfeer]&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;A sphere that is comprised of the molten rock and solid parts of the Earth, including the continental and oceanic crusts and all of the layers of Earth&#x2019;s interior; one of the four spheres on Earth. &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/glossary\/geosphere\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">geosphere<\/a>, and <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class='cmtt-audio-player '&gt;&lt;audio class='cmtt-audio-shortcode ' id='audio-1293-4' preload='none' style='width: 100%;' controls='controls'&gt;&lt;source type='audio\/mpeg' src='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hydrosphere.mp3?_=4' \/&gt;&lt;a href='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hydrosphere.mp3'&gt;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hydrosphere.mp3&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/audio&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;clear&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Hydrosphere&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;[hi-droh-sfeer]&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;A sphere that is comprised of all water and ice that is on the Earth&#x2019;s surface (e.g., oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers), underground, and in the atmosphere; one of the four spheres on Earth. &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/glossary\/hydrosphere\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">hydrosphere<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An independent part of the system that is interconnected to other spheres by cycles and processes. The four spheres on Earth include the atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"glossary-categories":[],"glossary-tags":[],"glossary-languages":[],"class_list":["post-1293","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"post_title":"Sphere","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>[sfeer]<\/strong><br>An independent part of the system that is interconnected to other spheres by cycles and processes. The four spheres on Earth include the atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/1293\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"glossary-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary-categories?post=1293"},{"taxonomy":"glossary-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary-tags?post=1293"},{"taxonomy":"glossary-languages","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary-languages?post=1293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}