Earth's Spheres

Which of the following is found in the Earth's Geosphere?

• Minerals

• Rocks

• Soil

• ALL of the Above

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The picture is an example of the -

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

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Clouds can be considered part of Earth's atmosphere and the ___________?

• cryosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

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An example of an interaction between the atmosphere and hydrosphere is -

• Precipitation

• soil

• rivers

• oxygen

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Identify the interaction between which two of Earth's spheres shown in the picture.

• Atmosphere - Biosphere

• Hydrosphere - Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere - Geosphere

• Geosphere - Biosphere

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What is the connection between the hydrosphere and the cryosphere?

• The hydrosphere includes the liquid inner core of earth.

  The cryosphere is the solid outer core of Earth.

• The hydrosphere is the soil on Earth's crust.

  The cryosphere are the rocks and minerals on Earth's crust.

• The hydrosphere includes only rainfall that comes from the atmosphere.

  The cryosphere is the ice and snow that falls from Earth's atmosphere.

• The hydrosphere includes all the waters on the Earth's surface, such as oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater.

  The cryosphere is the frozen water on Earth including glaciers, sea ice, snow, freshwater ice, and frozen ground (permafrost).

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Which sphere is composed of all the living things?

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

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The body of air surrounding our planet is known as the __________

• cryosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

When plants use energy from the sun and convert carbon dioxide from the air and water into oxygen and glucose sugars, which two main spheres are interacting?

• Atmosphere - Biosphere

• Geosphere - Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere - Geosphere

• Geosphere - Biosphere

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

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

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