Interactions of Earth's Spheres
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Water evaporates from a lake into the air, forming clouds. The clouds eventually form rain and it falls to the ground. In which spheres does this cycle happen?
geosphere and cryosphere
cryosphere and hydrosphere
hydrosphere and atmosphere
thermosphere and atmosphere
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The layers of Earth's atmosphere perform specific functions. Study the illustration, which shows the layers of the atmosphere. Which layer of the atmosphere absorbs solar radiation that would be harmful to certain elements of the biosphere?
troposphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
When animals breathe, they take in oxygen from the air. The oxygen is used to obtain energy from food. This example demonstrates interaction between which two spheres?
atmosphere and biosphere
cryosphere and atmosphere
biosphere and hydrosphere
hydrosphere and geosphere
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NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Earth's spheres interact in many ways. Which describes how the hydrosphere and atmosphere interact?
A heavy snowfall adds mass to a glacier.
Polluted air kills several animal species.
Magma erupts and releases trapped gases.
Ocean currents influence weather patterns.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Earth's spheres interact in many ways. What is one way that the cryosphere and biosphere interact?
A glacier picks up rock and sediment as it moves down a valley.
Heavy rains bring an end to a dry period on the African savannah.
A volcanic eruption destroys the plants on an island.
A melting glacier provides fresh water for plants and animals in the valley below the glacier.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The atmosphere insulates Earth, keeping the temperature warmer and more stable than it would otherwise be. This insulating effect has an impact on other Earth spheres. What might happen to the cryosphere if the insulating effect of the atmosphere increased?
Less of the cryosphere would enter the hydrosphere.
More of the cryosphere would enter the hydrosphere.
The cryosphere would become bigger.
The cryosphere would not change.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Look at the illustration. The volcanic eruption is sending out clouds of dust and ash. An interaction between which two spheres is being demonstrated?
biosphere and geosphere
cryosphere and biosphere
geosphere and atmosphere
atmosphere and hydrosphere
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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