Unit 2 The Water Cycle - Spheres of Earth
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- Q1
What is the earth system that contains all life on Earth?
hydrosphere
geosphere
biosphere
atmosphere
60s - Q2
Minerals belong to which sphere?
hydrosphere
biosphere
atmosphere
geosphere
60s - Q3
Match the following spheres to their greek word meaning:
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Lava belongs to which sphere?
atmosphere
hydrosphere
geosphere
biosphere
60s - Q5
Which of Earth's spheres is wind a part of?
atmosphere
biosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
60s - Q6
A hurricane sweeps across the ocean and onto land, damaging the houses of the people who live along the coast. What spheres are affected by this natural disaster?
Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Atmosphere, & Biosphere
Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Lithosphere, & Biosphere
Biosphere, Hydrosphere, and Geosphere
Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, and Geosphere
120s - Q7
A volcano erupts, sending ash and gases into the air and sending lava into a surrounding forest. What spheres are affected by this natural disaster?
Biosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere, Hydrosphere
Atmosphere, Geosphere, Hydrosphere
Atmosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere
Geosphere, Atmosphere, and Biosphere
120s - Q8
All Earth's spheres interact in the Ecosphere but there is no energy transferred between the spheres.
falsetrueTrue or False45s - Q9
The term Ecosphere includes both biotic and abiotic factors.
truefalseTrue or False45s - Q10
Water Vapor is included in the Atmosphere, not the Hydrosphere.
truefalseTrue or False45s - Q11
What might happen to the interactions within the hydrosphere if the frozen parts (called cryosphere) and the liquid parts of Earth became MORE insulated (meaning the earth HOLDS its heat)?
Earth's temperature will increase. Therefore ice will increase in the cryosphere and liquid water will decrease in the hydrosphere.
Earth's temperature will decrease. Therefore ice will increase in the cryosphere and liquid water will decrease in the hydrosphere.
Earth's temperature will decrease. Therefore ice will decrease in the cryosphere and liquid water will increase in the hydrosphere.
120s - Q12
Reorder the following from closest to Earth (top) to farthest from Earth (bottom):
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Match the following Earth's spheres examples.
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When plants draw nutrients from the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres?
Atmosphere - Hydrosphere
Hydrosphere - Biosphere
Geosphere - Atmosphere
Biosphere - Geosphere
60s - Q15
Carbon dioxide diffuses from the air into the ocean.
Hydrosphere - Biosphere
Atmosphere - Hydrosphere
Biosphere - Geosphere
Geosphere - Hydrosphere
30s