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The continent of Antarctica is covered with an ice sheet. Which part of the Earth system includes the ice sheet?
a) biosphere
b) cryosphere
c) hydrosphere
d) atmosphere

Sometimes fires burn large areas of forests, which are part of the biosphere. Other than the biosphere, which of Earth’s other spheres is a forest fire most likely to affect?
a) geosphere
b) cryosphere
c) atmosphere
d) hydrosphere

The Florida Everglades is a large, warm wetland with many plants, animals, and microscopic organisms. Which part of the Earth system includes the water in the Everglades?
a) geosphere
b) cryosphere
c) atmosphere
d) hydrosphere

Ships encounter surface currents and waves as they travel across the ocean. Surface currents and waves form when energy from the sun causes two of Earth’s spheres to interact. Which two spheres interact to produce these waves and currents?
a) the geosphere and biosphere
b) the biosphere and hydrosphere
c) the cryosphere and atmosphere
d) the atmosphere and hydrosphere

When trees die, they often fall on the ground and decompose. Which part of the Earth system includes dead and decomposed trees?
a) biosphere
b) geosphere
c) atmosphere
d) hydrosphere

Which of these answers describes Earth’s atmosphere?
a) all living and once-living things
b) the mixture of gases that surrounds Earth
c) a mixture of nickel and iron below the mantle
d) all the salt and fresh liquid water on Earth’s surface

Which of these parts of the Earth system are interacting when Florida’s orange trees grow?
a) biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere
b) geosphere, cryosphere, and atmosphere
c) biosphere, hydrosphere, and cryosphere
d) cryosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere

Which of these pairs are part of the cryosphere?
a) rain and snow
b) glaciers and lakes
c) permafrost and icebergs
d) Arctic ice sheet and rainfall

What is Earth’s hydrosphere?
a) all the water
b) all the salt water
c) all the solid water
d) all the liquid water

The whooping crane is one of the most endangered birds on Earth. Where is the oxygen that whooping cranes breathe located?
a) biosphere
b) geosphere
c) atmosphere
d) hydrosphere

Wetlands support many plants, animals, and microscopic organisms. Which part of the Earth system includes the water in wetlands?
a) geosphere
b) cryosphere
c) atmosphere
d) hydrosphere

You are walking from your science class to the gymnasium, which spheres are interacting?
a) hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere
b) atmosphere, biosphere, and geosphere
c) cryosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere
d) atmosphere, cryosphere, and geosphere

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