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.
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 microscopic organisms such as bacteria and viruses
Contains large amounts of salt that collect in deep valleys
Protects other spheres from the Sun's radiation
Includes communities such as deserts and grasslands
Extends thousands of miles above the Earth's surface
Includes matter in solid, liquid, and gaseous forms
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Which statements are true about the Earth's geosphere? Select two correct answers.