Systems & Cycles

This sphere is any part of the Earth covered by water.

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

Earth is divided into four different spheres. Which statement is true about the interaction between two of these spheres?

• Weather is an interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere.

• A rocky cave providing shelter for an arctic animal is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

• A plant receiving water from precipitation is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

• The formation of the Grand Canyon is an example of an interaction between the geosphere and the atmosphere.

All living things on Earth are part of the...

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

All water on Earth is recycled through...

• the water cycle

• pockets of nitrogen

• exhaled gas

• dead organic material

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of...

• evaporation

• condensation

• accumulation

• precipitation

The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called...

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• exhaling

Where does the energy that powers the water cycle come from?

• fossil fuels

• Earth's rotation

• wind

• the sun

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• sublimation

Water is...

• wet

• dry

Does evaporation happen before or after condensation?

• before

• after

• during