Earth's Four Spheres

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• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

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Composed of all the water on or near the earth

• Hydrosphere 

• Biosphere 

• Atmosphere 

• Geosphere 

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Water availability impacts plant growth and animals who depend on plants for food are interactions between the

• Geosphere and Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere and atmosphere

• Biosphere and geosphere

• Hydrosphere and biosphere

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Which best describes the components of the geosphere?

• Gases that form Earth’s outermost layers

• All the solid material of Earth, from sand on the beach to heavy metals in Earth’s core

• All of the living things on Earth, including plants and animals

• All of Earth’s water, including oceans, glaciers, lakes, and rivers

Click on the THREE things in the picture that can be classified as parts of the biosphere.

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Which Earth system contains the frozen portion of water on the earth?

• biosphere

• cryosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

What is an example of geosphere?

• Creek

• clouds

• Human

• Sand

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What is the main sphere represented in this picture?

• Hydorsphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

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Will an event in one of Earth's sphere affect another sphere?

• yes

• no

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what is a cryosphere

• parts of earth with animals

• hot parts of earth

• a portion of earth with solid water

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