Earth's Spheres and Interactions

Which of these answers describes Earth’s atmosphere?

• All living and once living things.

• The mixture of gasses that surrounds the earth.

• The mixture of nickle and iron below the earth's surface.

• All the fresh and salt water on the earth's surface.

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

Sometimes fires burn large areas of forests, which are part of the biosphere. Other than the biosphere, which of Earth’s other spheres is a forest fire most likely to affect?

• atmosphere

• cryosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

A volcano erupts adding carbon dioxide to the air are interactions between the

• atmosphere and biosphere

• geosphere and atmosphere

• geosphere and hydrosphere

• biosphere and atmosphere

Which sphere is composed of all the liquid water on or near the earth?

• Cryosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

The remains of dead plants and animals can get buried under soil to form coal and oil over long periods of time are interactions between the

• Hydrosphere and cryosphere

• Biosphere and atmosphere

• Geosphere and hydrosphere

• Geosphere and biosphere

When plants and animals decompose they release nitrogen, the nitrogen then returns to the soil and helps future plants grow. This interaction between the decomposing plants/animals and the soil is between which of Earth spheres?

• Geosphere and biosphere

• Biosphere and hydrosphere

• Amosphere and geosphere

• Hydrosphere and biosphere

Air temperature impacts the evaporation of lakes and streams are interactions between the...

• Atmosphere and hydrosphere

• Hydrosphere and biosphere

• Biosphere and atmosphere

• Cryosphere and geosphere

Animals breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen are interactions between the

• Cryosphere and biosphere

• Biosphere and atmosphere

• Atmosphere and hydrosphere

• Biosphere and hydrosphere

Flooding moves soil and rock to new places are interactions between the

• Biosphere and geosphere

• Hydrosphere and biosphere

• Geosphere and hydrosphere

• Hydrosphere and atmosphere