Question

ii. interactions between the earth spheres: identify which spheres are involved in each interaction described below: a. during the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen fixing bacteria converts nitrogen gas into nitrogen compounds that can be used by plants and animals. b. volcanic eruption, which is part of the rock cycle, releases carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide into the air. c. during the carbon cycle, dead plants and animals get buried under soil and rock and undergo fossilization that gives rise to fossil fuels. d. in another carbon cycle process, carbon dioxide gas reacts with ocean water, leading to ocean acidification. e. acidified ocean water weakens shells and skeletons of corals and other marine organisms, making them more vulnerable to injury and predators. f. during the water cycle, plants draw water from the soil, use some of it for photosynthesis and other processed, then lose the excess into the air in the process of transpiration. g. lichens (compound living organisms made up of fungi and algae) secrete acids that break down the rock they grow on, thus contributing to the rock cycle. h. to obtain energy, animals break down glucose in the presence of oxygen in the process of cellular respiration. they inhale oxygen, which is one of the reactants, and exhale carbon dioxide, which is one of the products. i. as heavy glaciers move across the land, rocks and debris embedded in the ice scrape against the underlying bedrock, grinding it down and polishing it. j. to perform photosynthesis, plants take in water and carbon dioxide that are used to make glucose for energy storage. oxygen, a biproduct of this process, is released into the air.

Explanation:

a. Bacteria are in the biosphere, nitrogen gas is in the atmosphere, and plants use nitrogen - compounds from the soil (lithosphere). So, biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere.
b. Volcanoes are part of the lithosphere, and the gases are released into the atmosphere. So, lithosphere, atmosphere.
c. Dead plants and animals are from the biosphere, soil and rock are part of the lithosphere. So, biosphere, lithosphere.
d. Carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere and ocean water is in the hydrosphere. So, atmosphere, hydrosphere.
e. Acidified ocean water (hydrosphere) affects marine organisms (biosphere). So, hydrosphere, biosphere.
f. Plants are in the biosphere, soil is in the lithosphere, and air is in the atmosphere. So, biosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere.
g. Lichens are in the biosphere, and the rock is in the lithosphere. So, biosphere, lithosphere.
h. Animals are in the biosphere, oxygen is in the atmosphere. So, biosphere, atmosphere.
i. Glaciers are part of the cryosphere (a part of the hydrosphere), and bedrock is in the lithosphere. So, hydrosphere, lithosphere.
j. Plants are in the biosphere, water can be from the hydrosphere, carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere, and oxygen is released into the atmosphere. So, biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere.

Answer:

a. Biosphere, Atmosphere, Lithosphere
b. Lithosphere, Atmosphere
c. Biosphere, Lithosphere
d. Atmosphere, Hydrosphere
e. Hydrosphere, Biosphere
f. Biosphere, Lithosphere, Atmosphere
g. Biosphere, Lithosphere
h. Biosphere, Atmosphere
i. Hydrosphere, Lithosphere
j. Biosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere