Interaction of Earth Spheres

Coral reefs protect the coastline by absorbing the energy from the pounding waves. What 2 spheres are interacting in this event?

• biosphere and hydrosphere

• hydrosphere and geosphere

• geosphere and biosphere

• geosphere and atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Geo = 

• Earth

• Sphere

• Life

• Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

When plants use their roots to get water from the ground, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When ocean water evaporates into the air, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

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

• atmosphere

  biosphere

• atmosphere

  geosphere

• geosphere

  hydrosphere

• geosphere

  atmosphere

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

• hydrosphere

  biosphere

• hydrosphere

  atmosphere

• hydrosphere

  geosphere

• hydrosphere

  cryosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which two earth spheres are interacting: The ocean waves crash onto the sandy beach.

• geosphere

  biosphere

• geosphere

  atmosphere

• geosphere

  hydrosphere

• geosphere

  cryosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the geosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• all the frozen water on the Earth

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4