Earth's Systems

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

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

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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Which of the following provides the best example of an interaction between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?

• Carbon dioxide gas is released into the air by living things.

• Consistent patterns of wind change the shape of landforms.

• The oceans release heat energy that makes climate milder.

• Water vapor in the air is taken into plants through their leaves.

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What is the name of the thin layer of solid rock that makes up the outermost part of Earth?

• core

• crust

• mantle

• biosphere

This is one part of the Earth's system which contains all of the Earth's living things.

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

What layer of the atmosphere contains most of our air and weather?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

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What liquid features are found in the geosphere and hydrosphere? The liquid feature found in the geosphere is ​ (a)   and in the hydrosphere​ ​ (b)   .

• molten rock

• water in the ocean

• glaciers

• evaporation

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In the ​ ​ (a)   , water exists in its solid form as ice

• cryosphere

• hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• atmosphere

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This "sphere" has Earth's water

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

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All frozen water on Earth is...

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Cryosphere

• Atmosphere

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