Question

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.

Explanation:

The geosphere refers to the solid parts of the Earth like soil and ground. The sentence about Maury digging a hole in the ground with a shovel and the one about the sun - flower drawing water and nutrients from the soil and the air bringing rainwater to the soil directly involve 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.