Interaction of Spheres Quiz#1

Earth consists of different spheres. Every single drop of fresh water found in lakes and rivers, salt water in oceans, and even the water found in our atmosphere is part of the______________________.

•  hydrosphere

• geosphere

•  biosphere 

•   atmosphere

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The five layers of our atmosphere are as follows (in order from lowest to highest):

• atmosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere

• exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• biosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, geosphere

All the water trapped in glaciers and all forms of ice on Earth are part of the_________________.

• geosphere

•   biosphere 

• atmosphere

• cryosphere 

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In Greek "atmos" means___[1]_________ and "hydro" means______[2]_____.

• 1. land

  2. ice

• 1. air

  2. water

• 1. ice

  2. land

• 1. water

  2. air

Geosphere includes...

• Every drop of water found on Earth. Including salt water in our oceans.

• All of the gases found on Earth which covers the entire planet like a blanket.

• All the land found on Earth including Earth's core, mantle and crust. From continents to ocean floor.

• All of the living organisms found on Earth. This includes as small as microbes and as large as a blue whale.

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The hydrosphere includes....

• All the land found on Earth including Earth's core, mantle and crust. From continents to ocean floor.

• All the frozen water, ice, and snow found on Earth. Including glaciers, ice shelves, and permafrost.

• Every drop of water found on Earth. Including salt water in our oceans.

• All of the living organisms found on Earth. This includes as small as microbes and as large as a blue whale.

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The atmosphere includes....

• All the land found on Earth including Earth's core, mantle and crust. From continents to ocean floor.

• All of the gases found on Earth which covers the entire planet like a blanket.

• Every drop of water found on Earth. Including salt water in our oceans.

• All of the living organisms found on Earth. This includes as small as microbes and as large as a blue whale.

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The biosphere includes....

• All the land found on Earth including Earth's core, mantle and crust. From continents to ocean floor.

• All the frozen water, ice, and snow found on Earth. Including glaciers, ice shelves, and permafrost.

• All of the gases found on Earth which covers the entire planet like a blanket.

• All of the living organisms found on Earth. This includes as small as microbes and as large as a blue whale.

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The cryosphere includes....

• All of the gases found on Earth which covers the entire planet like a blanket.

• Every drop of water found on Earth. Including salt water in our oceans.

• All the frozen water, ice, and snow found on Earth. Including glaciers, ice shelves, and permafrost.

• All the land found on Earth including Earth's core, mantle and crust. From continents to ocean floor.

________________ is the original source of most of the energy found on earth.

• The sun's energy

• Water

• Temperature

• Weather

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