Earth Spheres & Interactions - Nature of Science

Sydney watches the ocean waves move towards and away from the beach, carrying sand as they travel. Which two spheres are interacting in this example?

• Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

• Biosphere and Hydrosphere

• Geosphere and Biosphere

• Geosphere and Hydrosphere

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Humans cut down trees in a location. This caused an increase in temperature and decrease in rainfall in that location. Which of these Earth systems interacted to produce this difference in climate?

• biosphere, cryosphere, and geosphere

•  atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere

• biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere

• cryosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere

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A polar bear walks across the Arctic ice. Which two spheres do the bear and ice represent in this interaction?

• biosphere and cryosphere

• biosphere and geosphere

• biosphere and hydrosphere

• cryosphere and geosphere

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All interactions between the atmosphere and the geosphere involve

• soil and living things.

• soil and gases or particles in air.

• water and living things

• gases or particles in air and water.

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When a volcano erupts, dust and ash are blown into the atmosphere? The eruption directly reduces the transfer of energy from _____________ to ____________.

• Plants to Animals

• The Ground to Bacteria

• The Sun to Plants

• Animals to Air

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The Florida Everglades is a large, warm wetland with many plants, animals, and microscopic organisms. Which part of the Earth system includes the water in the Everglades?

• Geosphere

• Cryosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

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The picture shows the interaction of different spheres within the Earth system. Which parts are interacting?

• hydrosphere and geosphere

• atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere

• cryosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere

• geosphere, cryosphere, and atmosphere

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A scientist wants to make certain the results of her experiment are accurate. She has repeated the procedure numerous times and recorded her results. In addition, she reviewed her interpretation of the data, which she found to make sense. What should be the next step in making sure her results are valid?

• Make two different graphs of the interpreted the data

• Repeat the experiment more times changing the procedure

• Repeat the experiment using a different test variable (independent variable)

• Have other scientists repeat the procedure and obtain the same results

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A cellular phone company tested its phones for safe levels of radiation. They repeated the test 1,000 times. The company then hired a team of independent researchers to replicate the tests. Which of the following statements best explains why the company hired a team of independent researchers to replicate their tests?

• They needed a company to repeat part of the test.

• The company knows that if research results can be replicated, they are more likely to be valid.

• The company wanted to see if the researchers would obtain the same results with a different procedure.

• The company believed they tested the phones too many times for their test to be valid.

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Which of these events might cause a scientific theory to be changed?

• Two scientists doing the same experiment in different parts of the world under the same conditions get the same results.

• One scientist finds evidence that doesn’t fit the theory. Other scientists agree with her results.

• A scientist performs an experiment and finds out that one of the chemicals used in the experiment was contaminated

• A scientist uses a computer to teach a scientific concept to students.