Earth's systems

This part of the Earth System includes the all the frozen water such as icebergs and snow.

• Geosphere
• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Cryosphere

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This part of the Earth System includes the gases that surround the earth.

• Geosphere
• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere

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What is the mostly solid, rocky part of earth, composed of solid and molten rock, soil and sediments?

• Biosphere
• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Geosphere

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This picture best describes which interaction?

• Atmosphere-Biosphere
• Atmosphere-Biosphere
• Hydrosphere-Geosphere
• Geosphere-Biosphere

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What systems are interacting: Polar Bears hunt seals on ice.

• Biosphere-Cryosphere

• Biosphere-Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere-Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere-Geosphere

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Bats find shelter in caves:

• Atmosphere-Biosphere
• Biosphere-Geosphere
• Geosphere-Hydrosphere
• Atmosphere-Hydrosphere

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An example of an interaction between HYDROsphere and GEOsphere is:

• Waves eroding rocks on beach
• Fish swimming in water
• Water evaporating to make clouds
• Boats transporting goods

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This coral reef is an example of something in the:

• Atmosphere
• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Geosphere

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How does the water cycle show how the hydrosphere and the geosphere interact?

• Rain water filters through the soil into groundwater.

• Plants soak up water from the ground.

• Rain water accumulates in a bucket.

• Heat and wind cause water in a pond to evaporate into the air.

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What is a true fact about the mesosphere?

• it is the hottest layer
• meteors burn up here
• the ozone layer is found here
• Northern Lights happen here