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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWater evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...Atmosphere to the geosphereGeosphere to the hydrosphereHydrosphere to the atmosphereAtmosphere to the hydrosphere
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe rock, dust, soil, and minerals of the Earth's solid crust and outer mantle make up the ____BiosphereGeosphereCryosphereAtmosphere
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAll frozen water on Earth is...HydrosphereGeosphereCryosphereAtmosphere
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which example best describes how human activity can directly impact the biosphere?
Poor farming practices can degrade the soil and cause erosion.
Dumping waste from a factory into a river can pollute the water supply.
Construction activities can release harmful dust and chemicals into the air.
Removing too many fish from the ocean can cause a fish species to go extinct.
- 5. Multiple Choice
This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts.HydrosphereBiosphereAtmosphereGeosphere - 6. Multiple ChoiceComposed of all the water on or near the earthHydrosphereBiosphereAtmosphereGeosphere
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThis sphere is composed of all the living thingsHydrosphereBiosphereAtmosphereGeosphere
- 8. Multiple ChoiceBody of air surrounding our planet.HydrosphereBiosphereAtmosphereGeosphere
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhen dead plants decompose and nitrogen is returned to the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres?The biosphere and atmosphereThe atmosphere and geosphereThe geosphere and atmosphereThe biosphere and geosphere
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhen living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres?GeosphereHydrosphereAtmosphereBiosphere
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhen carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean- the interaction is between...The atmosphere and geosphereThe atmosphere and hydrosphereThe atmosphere and biosphereThe atmosphere and atmosphere
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhen a plants takes carbon dioxide from the air which two spheres are interacting?Biosphere and atmosphereGeosphere and atmosphereHydrosphere and atmosphereAtmosphere and atmosphere
- 13. Multiple Choice
Heavy cloud cover impacted the temperature of the land by making it cooler. What 2 spheres are interacting during this event?
Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
Hydrosphere and Cryosphere
Atmosphere and Geosphere
Geosphere and Hydrosphere
- 14. Multiple Choice
Shifting winds causes major rain storms which floods rivers, lakes and streams. Which 2 spheres are interacting in this event?
hydrosphere and atmosphere
hydrosphere and biosphere
biosphere and atmosphere
geosphere and hydrosphere
- 15. Multiple Choice
Coral reefs protect the coastline by absorbing the energy from the pounding waves. What 2 spheres are interacting in this event?
biosphere and hydrosphere
hydrosphere and geosphere
geosphere and biosphere
geosphere and atmosphere
- 16. Multiple Choice
Interactions
A living thing
Rock heated to a temperature that is sufficient to turn it into a thick liquid
Actions by one thing that have an effect on a different or separate thing
Portion of Earth's system that includes Earth's interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth's surface
- 17. Multiple Choice
What are ways humans interact with the geosphere?
Humans build things out of rock.
Humans breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.
Humans use river water to hydrate their plants.
Humans hunt and kill animals for food.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following does NOT belong in the hydrosphere?LakesRiversFishRain
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following does NOT belong in the biosphere?CoralGrassStarfishClouds
- 20. Multiple ChoiceBats find shelter in caves:Atmosphere-BiosphereBiosphere-GeosphereGeosphere-HydrosphereAtmosphere-Hydrosphere
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of these is not one of Earth's spheres?
geosphere
hydrosphere
atmosphere
exosphere
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of these is an example of how Earth's hydrosphere interacts with the atmosphere?
the ocean affecting air temperature
a river flowing through a canyon
earthquakes
migration of birds in winter
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of Earth's spheres are these bee's part of?
atmosphere
biosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
- 24. Multiple Choice
In this model, the atmosphere and hydrosphere are interacting with what?
fog
erosion
geosphere
biosphere
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which of these human actions can have a positive impact on all of Earth's spheres?
burning fossil fuels
recycling plastic
piling up landfills
dumping waste
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of the Hydrosphere and Atmosphere interacting?
Water vapor in the air is taken into plants through their leaves.
The oceans release heat energy that makes climate milder.
Consistent patterns of wind change the shape of landforms.
Carbon dioxide gas is released into the air by living things.
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which of the following provides an example of an interaction between the hydrosphere and geosphere?
Gases are released into the air when a volcano erupts.
Air masses cool as they are forced upward over mountains.
Burrowing animals, like groundhogs, dig holes in the ground to create tunnels.
A delta is formed at the mouth of a river as soil and sediment is carried downstream.
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which of the following provides an example of an interaction between the biosphere and the geosphere
A apple tree growing in the soil.
Rain falling from the clouds
Water evaporating from a puddle
A person swimming in a pool
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which of the following provides an example of an interaction between the atmosphere and the geosphere.
A plant absorbing sunlight
A person drinking water
Wind blowing bits of rock off a boulder and changing its shape
Water filtering through rocks underground
- 30. Multiple Choice
When a river current erodes the banks of the river, the interaction is between the __________ and the _____________.
atmosphere and hydrosphere
biosphere and geosphere
hydrosphere and geosphere
atmosphere and biosphere
- 31. Multiple Choice
Choose the picture that best represents the "geosphere".
- 32. Multiple Choice
Choose the picture that best represents the "biosphere".
- 33. Multiple Choice
Choose the picture that best represents the "hydrosphere".
- 34. Multiple Choice
Choose the picture that best represents the "atmosphere".
- 35. Multiple Choice
When plants use their roots to get water from the ground, which 3 spheres are interacting? (choose 3)
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
- 36. Multiple Choice
Which 2 spheres interact when a person gets caught in the rain?
atmosphere
biosphere
cryosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
- 37. Multiple Choice
Which 2 spheres interact when an earthquake causes a person to be trapped under a boulder?
atmosphere
biosphere
cryosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following does NOT belong in the hydrosphere?LakesRiversFishRain
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThe spheres that interact when living organisms give off moisture through respiration and perspiration.atmosphere & geospheregeosphere & hydrospherebiosphere & geospherebiosphere & hydosphere
- 40. Multiple ChoiceAn example of a connection between ATMOsphere and HYDROsphere is:rainriverslakesrocks
- 41. Multiple ChoiceThe four spheres of Earth are...all connectedhave nothing to do with one anotherdoes not affect human lifeexist only on other planets
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