Concept 3.1 Hydrosphere and Biosphere Interactions

_____ is a part of the hydrosphere.

• A.

  Air

• B.

  Water

• C.

  Animals

• D.

  Rock

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_____ are part of the biosphere.

• A.

  Rocks

• B.

  Air

• C.

  Ic

• D.

  Plants

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Where can parts of the hydrosphere and biosphere be found?

• A.

  only in remote places

• B.

  only in the ocean or sea

• C.

  everywhere in the world

• D.

  only in the rain forest

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Which of the following is an example of an interaction between the hydrosphere and the biosphere?

• A.

  water weathers rocks

• B.

  a fish swims in water

• C.

  water evaporates into the air

• D.

  a volcano erupts and sends gases into the atmosphere

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Rivers, streams, ponds, lakes, marshes, estuaries, and oceans or seas are _____.

• A.

  ranges

• B.

  land ecosystems

• C.

  aquatic ecosystems

• D.

  human-made

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Without the hydrosphere, the biosphere would not exist.

• A.

  true

• B.

  false

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Temperature, salinity, and currents are characteristics of an _____ ecosystem. These factors would determine what type of organisms can survive in it.

• A.

  grassland

• B.

  desert

• C.

  estuary

• D.

  tundra

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_____ is a water ecosystem with very deep salt water, very cold temperatures at the bottom layer, and rough currents.

• A.

  The tundra

• B.

  An estuary

• C.

  A marsh

• D.

  A sea

Which one is an example of a water ecosystem?

• A.

  desert

• B.

  tundra

• C.

  grassland

• D.

  marsh

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Select three factors that determine which types of animals can survive in a certain aquatic environment.

• A.

  physical adaptations to certain conditions

• B.

  what the animal prefers

• C.

  the environment maintaining the same basic conditions

• D.

  the availability of food in the environment

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