Earth's Spheres

Which sphere includes all the rock at or below the Earth's surface?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

Which layer is very hot but mostly solid rock beneath Earth's crust?

• core

• geosphere

• lithosphere

• mantle

____________________ is the removal of soil by water, wind, ice or gravity.

• deposition

• erosion

• landforms

• tectonic plates

Which is the hard rock on and just below the Earth's surface?

• core

• geosphere

• lithosphere

• mantle

Which includes all the planet's living and once-living things and the nonliving parts of the environment with which they interact?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere