Earth's spheres and Interactions

Question 1

What sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, rocks and sand, and volcanoes?

Accepted Answer

geosphere

Question 2

Oceans, rivers, lakes, and the moisture in the air are all part of which of Earth's spheres?

Accepted Answer

Hydrosphere

Question 3

When living things breathe, which of Earth's spheres are interacting?

Accepted Answer

Atmosphere and Biosphere

Question 4

This sphere is composed of all the living things

Accepted Answer

biosphere

Question 5

When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean- the interaction is between...

Accepted Answer

The atmosphere and hydrosphere

Question 6

Body of air surrounding our planet.

Accepted Answer

Atmosphere

Question 7

When a plants takes carbon dioxide from the air which two spheres are interacting?

Accepted Answer

Biosphere and atmosphere

Question 8

Too much CO2 in atmosphere causes glaciers to melt. What will happen to the hydrosphere?

Accepted Answer

The hydrosphere will get larger.

Question 9

Polar bears living and hunting on the ice is which two spheres interacting.

Accepted Answer

Biosphere and Cryosphere

Question 10

Composed of all the liquid water on or near the earth

Accepted Answer

hydrosphere

Question 11

Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...

Accepted Answer

Hydrosphere to the atmosphere

Question 12

When plants draw nutrients from the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres?

Accepted Answer

The biosphere and the geosphere

Question 13

When dead plants decompose and nitrogen is returned to the soil, what spheres are interacting?

Accepted Answer

The biosphere and geosphere

Question 14

What might happen if the earth didn't have an atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

We wouldn't be able to breathe

Question 15

Volcanoes erupting spew dust and ash into air blocking sun. Which spheres are interacting?

Accepted Answer

Geosphere and atmosphere

Question 16

When animals eat plants, they get energy from the plants. What spheres are interacting?

Accepted Answer

Biosphere and biosphere

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