Question

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select the correct text in the passage.
which sentences in the passage directly involve the geosphere?
maury digs a hole in the ground with a shovel and plants a sunflower seed. in time, the sunflower draws water and nutrients from the soil and releases water vapor into the air through its leaves. energy from the sun is stored by the sunflower. the air also brings rainwater to the soil. maury eats seeds from the sunflower and gains energy from them. his body uses the energy from the seeds.
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Explanation:

To determine which sentences involve the geosphere (the solid part of Earth, including soil, rocks, etc.), we analyze each:

1. "Maury digs a hole in the ground with a shovel and plants a sunflower seed." – The ground (soil) is part of the geosphere.
2. "In time, the sunflower draws water and nutrients from the soil..." – Soil is part of the geosphere.
3. "The air also brings rainwater to the soil." – Soil is part of the geosphere.

Other sentences involve the biosphere (sunflower, Maury), atmosphere (water vapor, air), or energy transfer (Sun’s energy, body using energy), not the geosphere.

Answer:

• Maury digs a hole in the ground with a shovel and plants a sunflower seed.
• In time, the sunflower draws water and nutrients from the soil and releases water vapor into the air through its leaves.
• The air also brings rainwater to the soil.