Geography A-Level
Hydrosphere
What Hydrosphere means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Hydrosphere
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Hydrosphere in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
The largest store, containing approximately 96.5% of global water, primarily in oceans.
The second largest store, with most carbon dissolved in the deep ocean.
Topics that use Hydrosphere
- The carbon cycle (AQA A-Level)
- The water cycle (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Cryosphere
- Lithosphere
- Carbon budget
- Carbon reservoirs
- cryospheric processes
- Enhanced greenhouse effect
- Flashy hydrograph
- Flood hydrograph
Using Hydrosphere in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise Geography questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
Start free
All Geography A-Level termsA week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge