Effects of the Hydrosphere

Anna goes to the same beach every summer. This year she notices that it is smaller. What could cause this?

• A volcano erupted and lava flowed over the beach

• The cold weather caused the beach to change

• wind and water eroded the beach

• oxygen in the air reacted with the sand

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Mountains are often found near the coastlines of the United States. Give one way that the hydrosphere affects the geosphere for this to happen.

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Which of the following can happen when water interacts with rock formations? Select all that apply.

• climate changes

• a canyon forms

• sediment forms

• rain falls

• high tide occurs

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How does evaporation lead to precipitation?

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A _____________ can be caused by winds and waves from a hurricane forcing water onshore.

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All of Earth's liquid and solid water make up the

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Which is an example of a process that can slowly change the surface of Earth?

• earthquake

• glacier

• volcano

• landslide

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How does the hydrosphere interact with the geosphere?

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the dropping off of soil and rock

• deposition

• erosion

• glacier

• flood plain

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a very thick sheet of ice that creeps slowly across land

• deposition

• glacier

• floodplain

• erosion

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