Imagine humans, part of the biosphere, have built this dam. The water in the lake behind the dam seeps in the ground. Some of the water flows over the dam and is converted into energy. Some water evaporates into the air. What spheres does the water, or hydrosphere, interact with in this example?
Connections Between the Earth's Spheres

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
Margaret Anderson
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
geosphere and atmosphere
atmosphere and biosphere
cryosphere and atmosphere
aesthenosphere and cryosphere
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Plants (__________) draw water (___________) and nutrients from the soil (___________) and release water vapor into the atmosphere.
biosphere; hydrosphere; geosphere
hydrosphere; biosphere; geosphere
biosphere; atmosphere; hydrosphere
cryosphere; biosphere; hydrosphere
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In any marine biome, the major interaction of Earth's spheres is the _________ with the _____________.
biosphere; atmosphere
cryosphere; biosphere
biosphere; hydrosphere
hydrosphere; geosphere
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these BEST describes the relationship between the atmosphere and hydrosphere?
the atmosphere and hydrosphere have no relationship
the hydrosphere grows due to the formation of volcanoes
the solid layer of the hydrosphere is located in the atmosphere
evaporation brings water into the atmosphere and condensation brings it back to the hydrosphere
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The relationships between Earth's various systems affect everything from climate to formation of landforms. Which statement BEST describes the relationship between Earth's hydrosphere and atmosphere?
Varied land temperature is a result of the spheres' interaction, which affects weather patterns.
The spheres' interaction affects global sea temperatures, resulting in the formation and melting of ice.
Earth's tectonic plates are affected by this relationship, which can create earthquake activity.
The interaction between the spheres affects elevated landforms, and is responsible for volcano eruptions.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When nitrogen is returned to the soil when dead plants decompose, the interaction is between which two spheres?
Hydrosphere and geosphere
Cryosphere and geosphere
Biosphere and geosphere
Biosphere and atmosphere
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The cryosphere has a great impact on climate around the globe as it interacts with the __________ and ___________.
geosphere and biosphere
atmosphere and hydrosphere.
hydrosphere and geosphere.
polarsphere and atmosphere.
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This is the layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth's gravity.
atmosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
lithosphere
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