Earth's Sphere's and Atmosphere

All of the frozen areas

• Cryosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Stratosphere

Answer explanation

The cryosphere refers to all frozen areas on Earth, including glaciers, ice caps, and sea ice. The other options, like lithosphere and hydrosphere, refer to different Earth components, while stratosphere is a layer of the atmosphere.

All of the landforms on earth

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Cryosphere

Answer explanation

The geosphere encompasses all landforms on Earth, including mountains, valleys, and plains. It refers to the solid parts of the Earth, distinguishing it from the biosphere (life), atmosphere (air), and cryosphere (ice).

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All of the air, oxygen, nitrogen, and gases that surround the earth.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

Answer explanation

The atmosphere is the layer of gases surrounding the Earth, including air, oxygen, and nitrogen. It is distinct from the biosphere (life), hydrosphere (water), and geosphere (land). Thus, the correct answer is atmosphere.

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All of the air, oxygen, nitrogen, and gases that surround the earth.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

Answer explanation

The atmosphere is the layer of gases surrounding the Earth, including air, oxygen, and nitrogen. It is distinct from the biosphere (life), hydrosphere (water), and geosphere (land). Thus, the correct answer is atmosphere.

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All of the living things, living systems on eaarth

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

Answer explanation

The biosphere encompasses all living things and ecosystems on Earth, making it the correct choice. The atmosphere refers to air, the hydrosphere to water, and the geosphere to land, none of which include all living systems.

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All of the bodies of water on the earth.

• cryosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

Answer explanation

The hydrosphere encompasses all bodies of water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers. The other options refer to different Earth systems: cryosphere (ice), geosphere (land), and biosphere (life).

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Which two earth spheres are interacting: A fish swimming in a river.

• geosphere and atmosphere

• hydrosphere and biosphere

• geosphere and cryosphere

• atmosphere and biosphere

Answer explanation

The fish swimming in the river interacts with the hydrosphere (water) and the biosphere (the fish itself). Thus, the correct answer is hydrosphere and biosphere.

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Which three earth spheres are interacting: A polar bear floating on an iceberg in the ocean.

• geosphere, atmosphere, biosphere

• cryosphere

  biosphere

  hydrosphere

• hydrosphere

  cryosphere

  geosphere

• atmosphere

  geosphere

  lithosphere

Answer explanation

The polar bear represents the biosphere, the iceberg is part of the cryosphere, and the ocean is part of the hydrosphere. Together, these three spheres interact in this scenario.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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Which two earth spheres are interacting: The wind blows the leaves from a tree.

• atmosphere

  biosphere

• atmosphere

  geosphere

• geosphere

  hydrosphere

• geosphere

  atmosphere

Answer explanation

The wind, part of the atmosphere, interacts with the leaves, which are part of the biosphere. This demonstrates the interaction between the atmosphere and biosphere.

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Which two earth spheres are interacting: The sun dries up a small river.

• hydrosphere

  biosphere

• hydrosphere

  atmosphere

• hydrosphere

  geosphere

• hydrosphere

  cryosphere

Answer explanation

The sun drying up a river involves the hydrosphere (water) and the atmosphere (air and heat). The sun's heat from the atmosphere causes evaporation in the hydrosphere, leading to the river drying up.

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