Science Explainer: An overview of Earth's four spheres

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Read the passage An overview of Earth's four spheres.  Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage An overview of Earth's four spheres.  Then answer the questions below.

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Drag each answer choice into the correct space. 
The Earth has four systems, for "spheres." The ______________  includes all of the solid rock, soil and sediments. The ________________  includes bodies of water. The ______________  is made up of its living things, and the _______________  is the gas that surrounds the Earth.

Drag each characteristic into the correct box to show which of Earth's spheres it describes.

Includes matter in solid, liquid, and gaseous forms
Extends thousands of miles above the Earth's surface
Protects other spheres from the Sun's radiation
Includes microscopic organisms such as bacteria and viruses
Contains large amounts of salt that collect in deep valleys
Includes communities such as deserts and grasslands

Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere

Required

Science Explainer: An overview of Earth's four spheres

Drag each characteristic into the correct box to show which of Earth's spheres it describes.

Which statements are true about the Earth's geosphere? Select two correct answers.