The Four Spheres of Earth

have nothing to do with one another

During a forest fire, carbon dioxide gas and water vapor are produced through the process of combustion. This process is one way of moving carbon and water from one Earth system into another. Which statement best describes this process?

Carbon and water leave the biosphere and enter the atmosphere.

Carbon and water leave the biosphere and enter the geosphere.

Carbon and water leave the geosphere and enter the biosphere.

Carbon and water leave the geosphere and enter the atmosphere.

Why is MOST of the freshwater on Earth not available for our use?

It is frozen in the icecaps and glaciers.

All freshwater on Earth is easily accessible for use.

When water freezes, it expands. When it rains, water can get in the cracks of rocks. If the temperatures drop, the water can turn to ice and split the rocks. Which Earth systems are involved when this happens?

atmosphere, hydrosphere and geosphere

atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere

A student states the weather is the same as the climate. Which response BEST tells the student the difference between weather and climate?

Weather is the conditions in one day, but climate is the conditions over a long time.

Weather is about the wind and the rain, but climate is about the clouds.

Weather is measured with tools like thermometers, but climate is measured with tools like forecasts.

Weather is recorded on charts, but climate is recorded on world maps.

Which observation describes a change in climate rather than a change in weather?

The average summer temperatures have increased over the last ten years.

The thunderstorm dropped about three centimeters of rain today.

The snowfall in this area was more this week than it was last week.

The average wind speed in April was less than it was in March.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

All living things on earth are part of the....

Biosphere

Geosphere

Hydrosphere

Cryosphere

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The Geosphere is...

All liquid water on Earth

A 100km thick layer of gases

frozen water on earth

Earths entire solid body

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Earth is divided into four different spheres. Which statement is true about the interaction between two of these spheres?

Weather is an interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere.

A plant receiving water from precipitation is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

An ice cap providing shelter for an arctic animal is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

The formation of the Grand Canyon is an example of an interaction between the geosphere and the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

"Atmo" in atmosphere means ____.

air, vapor

rock, earth

water

life

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

"Hydro" in hydrosphere means ____.

air, vapor

rock, earth

water

life

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How do the geosphere and the hydrosphere interact?

The geosphere stores parts of the hydrosphere.

The geosphere erodes (shapes) the hydrosphere.

The hydrosphere stores parts of the geosphere.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A thunderstorm is a connection between:

Biosphere-Atmosphere

Atmosphere-Hydrosphere

Hydrosphere-Geosphere

Hydrosphere-Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Earth's Systems

All living things on earth are part of the....

The Geosphere is...

Earth is divided into four different spheres. Which statement is true about the interaction between two of these spheres?

"Atmo" in atmosphere means ____.

"Hydro" in hydrosphere means ____.

How do the geosphere and the hydrosphere interact?

A thunderstorm is a connection between:

The Four Spheres of Earth

Which of the Earth's systems contains mountains?

The ocean is part of which of Earth's systems?

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