Science Explainer: An overview of Earth's four spheres
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Last updated 7 months ago
3 questions
Note from the author:
Read the passage An overview of Earth's four spheres. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage An overview of Earth's four spheres. Then answer the questions below.
Required
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.
Other Answer Choices:
hydrosphere
atmosphere
geosphere
biosphere
Required
Drag each characteristic into the correct box to show which of Earth's spheres it describes.
Drag each characteristic into the correct box to show which of Earth's spheres it describes.
- Contains large amounts of salt that collect in deep valleys
- Includes microscopic organisms such as bacteria and viruses
- Protects other spheres from the Sun's radiation
- Includes matter in solid, liquid, and gaseous forms
- Extends thousands of miles above the Earth's surface
- Includes communities such as deserts and grasslands
- Biosphere
- Hydrosphere
- Atmosphere
Required
Which statements are true about the Earth's geosphere? Select two correct answers.
Which statements are true about the Earth's geosphere? Select two correct answers.