Earth's Spheres

How do the 4 spheres interact?

• They are isolated

• They constantly interact as matter moves from one sphere to another

• They occasionally interact

• They never interact

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What is the cryosphere?

• The liquid portion of the hydrosphere

• The frozen portion of the hydrosphere

• The gaseous portion of the atmosphere

• The solid portion of the geosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Earth can be divided into 4 'spheres': geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and ________.

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Cryosphere

• Stratosphere

Which of the following is one of Earth's four spheres?

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Exosphere

Humans breathe in oxygen. This process involves the interaction of the Atmosphere and which other sphere?

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Rivers deposit sediment. This process involves the interaction of the Hydrosphere and which other sphere?

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Plants absorb water into their roots. This process involves the interaction of the Hydrosphere and which other sphere?

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the sphere that includes all of Earth's water.

• A) Atmosphere

• B) Hydrosphere

• C) Geosphere

• D) Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Fill in the blank: The _______ is the sphere that includes all living organisms.

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which sphere is involved when water in a lake becomes groundwater?

• A) Hydrosphere and Geosphere

• B) Atmosphere and Biosphere

• C) Geosphere and Biosphere

• D) Hydrosphere and Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4