Interactions
Rain helps crops grow. Which two spheres are interacting?
What are the hydrosphere and biosphere?
Which sphere contains all living things?
What is the biosphere?
Which layer of Earth do we live on?
What is the crust?
Which rock type is formed from cooled lava?
What is igneous rock?
What process forms igneous rocks?
What is cooling and solidification of magma/lava?
A volcano eruption sends ash into the air. Which spheres are interacting?
What are the geosphere and atmosphere?
Which sphere includes oceans, rivers, and glaciers?
What is hydrosphere?
Which layer is made of liquid iron and nickel?
What is the outer core?
Which process turns sediment into sedimentary rock?
What are compaction and cementation?
What process forms metamorphic rocks?
What are heat and pressure?
An earthquake causes a tsunami. Which spheres are interacting?
What are the geosphere and hydrosphere?
Which sphere includes gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide?
What is the atmosphere?
Which layer is responsible for Earth’s magnetic field?
What is the outer core?
Heat and pressure change a rock into which type?
What is metamorphic rock?
What process forms sedimentary rocks?
What are compaction and cementation?
Wildfires release smoke that affects air quality. Which spheres are interacting?
What are the biosphere and atmosphere?
Which sphere includes rocks, mountains, and landforms?
What is geosphere?
Which layer is the thickest, made of hot rock that slowly flows?
What is the mantle?
When an igneous rock breaks into smaller pieces, what process is happening?
What is weathering?
When rocks are broken down by wind, water, or ice, what is that called?
What is weathering?
True/False — Wildfires show an interaction between the biosphere and atmosphere.
True
Which sphere do humans belong to?
What is Biosphere?
Which layer has both a solid inner part and a liquid outer part?
What is the core?
True/False — Igneous rocks form when magma or lava cools.
True
Which process involves the movement of sediments to a new location?
What is erosion?