What is Biosphere 2?
What is Biosphere 1?
Biosphere 1 is Earth.
What was the main problem with Biosphere 2 in the 1990’s?
Using your knowledge, what could have been done to fix that problem? (not in the video).
What did they really do to fix the problem? Why wasn’t that a good idea?
Why did it not succeed the second time?
What is the main lesson learned from Biosphere 2?
Can plants in Biosphere 2 use the Arizona soil?
How are air and water controlled on Biosphere 2?
How does Biosphere 2 deal with contraction and expansion of the gasses in its atmosphere?
What is Biosphere 2 used for today?
What was the harmful effect of ocean acidification and how would it affect the Earth?
What is the World’s largest Earth Science experiment and what is it going to study?
Is the University of Arizona going to return to the original purpose of Biosphere 2? How?
Thinking about everything you just learned about biosphere 2, what questions would you need answered in order to start your own biosphere? What would your biosphere need for you to survive there?
