Interactions of Earth's Spheres

Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...

• Atmosphere to the geosphere 
• Geosphere to the hydrosphere 
• Hydrosphere to the atmosphere 
• Atmosphere to the hydrosphere 

When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres? 

• Geosphere 
• Hydrosphere 
• Atmosphere 
• Biosphere 

Bio = 

• Earth
• Sphere
• Life
• Water

Hydro = 

• Earth
• Sphere
• Life
• Water

Geo = 

• Earth
• Sphere
• Life
• Water

Atmo=

• Water

• Earth

• Life

• Gases

Shifting winds causes major rain storms which floods rivers, lakes and streams. Which 2 spheres are interacting in this event?

• hydrosphere and atmosphere

• hydrosphere and biosphere

• biosphere and atmosphere

• geosphere and hydrosphere

Coral reefs protect the coastline by absorbing the energy from the pounding waves. What 2 spheres are interacting in this event?

• biosphere and hydrosphere

• hydrosphere and geosphere

• geosphere and biosphere

• geosphere and atmosphere

The natural slope of land allows gravity to pull water downward. Which of Earth's spheres interact to form a waterfall?

• atmosphere and geosphere

• biosphere and geosphere

• hydrosphere and geosphere

A volcano eruption occurs in the geosphere, but its effects can be found in _______.

• the hydrosphere and atmosphere only

• the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere

• the atmosphere and biosphere only

• the geosphere only