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Earth's Spheres Interactions
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Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the ..._____ to the ______.
Atmosphere to Geosphere
Geosphere to Hydrosphere
Atmosphere to hydrosphere
Hydrosphere to Atmosphere
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Composed of all the water on or near the Earth.
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
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This sphere is composed of all the living things on Earth.
Biosphere
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
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The daily conditions for a certain location
Weather
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Climate
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When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres?
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
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This sphere includes continents, ocean floor, rocks, and sand
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
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Breaking up of rocks
Deposition
Erosion
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Weathering
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What might happen if the earth didn't have an atmosphere?
The seasons would be longer
The Earth's rotation would stop
Everything would fly into space
We wouldn't be able to breathe
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When an animal eats a plant the interaction is between which two spheres?
Hydrosphere and biosphere
Geosphere and biosphere
Biosphere and biosphere
Atmosphere and biosphere
10
During the winter, ice causes weathering by...
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Carrying sediment toward the ocean
The surface of rock wears away
Causing the rock to expand and break
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Any type of water- rain, snow, sleet, or hail- that falls from clouds.
Humidity
Air Pressure
Blizzard
Precipitation
12
When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean- the interaction is between...
atmosphere and hydrosphere
atmosphere and geosphere
atmosphere and atmosphere
atmosphere and biosphere
13
When dead plants decompose and nitrogen is returned to the soil, the interaction is between
Biosphere and Atmosphere
Geosphere and Hydrosphere
Biosphere and Geosphere
Atmosphere and Geosphere
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Body of air surrounding the planet.
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
15
When plants draw nutrients from the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres?
Biosphere and Geosphere
Geosphere and Hydrosphere
Hydrosphere and Atmosphere
Atmosphere and Geosphere
16
Oceans, rivers, lakes, and moisture in the air are all part of which sphere?
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
17
The process of moving rocks and sediments from one place to another through wind, water and ice
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
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When a plant takes carbon dioxide from the air which two spheres are interacting?
Geosphere and atmosphere
Biosphere and atmosphere
Atmosphere and atmosphere
Hydrosphere and atmosphere
19
When moist air gets blocked by a mountain it is called the ______.
Rain Shadow Effect
Dry air Effect
Precipitation Effect
Desert Effect
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When volcanoes erupt, dust and ash particles spread through much of the air blocking the sun.
Biosphere and atmosphere
Atmosphere and atmosphere
Geosphere and atmosphere
Hydrosphere and atmosphere