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Hydrosphere <-> Atmosphere
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| Lake water evaporates & mixes into the air. That's an example of which interactions? |
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Hydrosphere <-> Geosphere
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| Rain falls on a mountainside. The rain water erodes the rock of the mountain. That's an example of which interactions? |
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Hydrosphere <-> Biosphere
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| Humans have to excrete waste, obviously. Sometimes that waste is allowed to mix into streams and rivers without being cleaned or treated. That's an example of which interactions? |
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Atmosphere <-> Geosphere
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| Sometimes the wind blows so strongly that it blows sand and grit against the rocks, slowly wearing them away. |
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Biosphere <-> Geosphere
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| Animals get their food minerals from plants, which get their minerals from the soil. |
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Biosphere <-> Atmosphere
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| Humans burn things that release harmful chemicals into the air. This has helped cause Earth's average temperature to rise. |
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| Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere |
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| Which 3 of Earth's systems (spheres) are most responsible for helping Earth's water cycle function? |
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| Which of Earth's systems are mostly fluid? |
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| The Earth system that includes all of Earth's water. |
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| The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth. |
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| All the rock material of Earth: solid, plastic as well as liquid. |
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