Interactions Between Earth Spheres

Which of these human actions can have a positive impact on all of Earth's spheres?

• burning fossil fuels

• recycling plastic

• piling up landfills

• dumping waste

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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When volcanoes erupt, dust and ash particles spread through much of the air blocking the sun. Which two spheres are interacting?

• geosphere and atmosphere

• atmosphere and biosphere

• atmosphere and hydrosphere

• atmosphere and atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean - the interaction is between

• the atmosphere and hydrosphere

• the atmosphere and lithophere

• the atmosphere and atmosphere

• the atmosphere and biosphere

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

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts. 

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Wind can carry seed to new places, so more plants can grow are interactions between the

• atmosphere and geosphere

• geosphere and biosphere

• atmosphere and biosphere

• atmosphere and geosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Plants reduce soil erosion by protecting the land from weather are interactions between the

• atmosphere and geosphere

• geosphere and biosphere

• atmosphere and hydrosphere

• hydrosphere and geosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When rain falls on the soil, which two spheres are interacting?

• A) hydrosphere and geosphere

• B) atmosphere and biosphere

• C) hydrosphere and biosphere

• D) atmosphere and geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which sphere is primarily responsible for weather patterns?

• A) biosphere

• B) geosphere

• C) atmosphere

• D) hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The process of photosynthesis involves interactions between which spheres?

• A) biosphere and atmosphere

• B) geosphere and hydrosphere

• C) atmosphere and geosphere

• D) hydrosphere and biosphere

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