Connections Between the Earth's Spheres

Imagine humans, part of the biosphere, have built this dam. The water in the lake behind the dam seeps in the ground. Some of the water flows over the dam and is converted into energy. Some water evaporates into the air. What spheres does the water, or hydrosphere, interact with in this example?

• geosphere and atmosphere

• atmosphere and biosphere

• cryosphere and atmosphere

• aesthenosphere and cryosphere

Plants (__________) draw water (___________) and nutrients from the soil (___________) and release water vapor into the atmosphere.

• biosphere; hydrosphere; geosphere

• hydrosphere; biosphere; geosphere

• biosphere; atmosphere; hydrosphere

• cryosphere; biosphere; hydrosphere

In any marine biome, the major interaction of Earth's spheres is the _________ with the _____________.

• biosphere; atmosphere

• cryosphere; biosphere

• biosphere; hydrosphere

• hydrosphere; geosphere

Which of these BEST describes the relationship between the atmosphere and hydrosphere?

• the atmosphere and hydrosphere have no relationship

• the hydrosphere grows due to the formation of volcanoes

• the solid layer of the hydrosphere is located in the atmosphere

• evaporation brings water into the atmosphere and condensation brings it back to the hydrosphere

The relationships between Earth's various systems affect everything from climate to formation of landforms. Which statement BEST describes the relationship between Earth's hydrosphere and atmosphere?

• Varied land temperature is a result of the spheres' interaction, which affects weather patterns.

• The spheres' interaction affects global sea temperatures, resulting in the formation and melting of ice.

• Earth's tectonic plates are affected by this relationship, which can create earthquake activity.

• The interaction between the spheres affects elevated landforms, and is responsible for volcano eruptions.

When nitrogen is returned to the soil when dead plants decompose, the interaction is between which two spheres?

• Hydrosphere and geosphere

• Cryosphere and geosphere

• Biosphere and geosphere

• Biosphere and atmosphere

The cryosphere has a great impact on climate around the globe as it interacts with the __________ and ___________.

• geosphere and biosphere

• atmosphere and hydrosphere.

• hydrosphere and geosphere.

• polarsphere and atmosphere.

This is the layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth's gravity.

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere