Question

A student designed an experiment to demonstrate the interaction between Earth systems. The steps of the experiment are given below.

Take a pot full of dry soil.
Keep the pot in direct sunlight.
Do not water the soil for a week.
Observe cracks in the soil after a week.
The student's experiment demonstrates the

Select one:
a. interactions between the geosphere and hydrosphere during a tornado
b. interactions between the atmosphere and geosphere during a drought
c. interactions between the hydrosphere and atmosphere during a hurricane
d. interactions between the hydrosphere and cryosphere during a thunderstorm

Answer 1

B. Interactions between the atmosphere and geosphere during a drought

Step-by-step explanation:

Because the soil is left without water in the experiment, just like in a drought.

Answer 2

The answer would be: b. interactions between the atmosphere and geosphere during a drought

The experiment is clearly demonstrating what happens in drought. The soil that is put into direct sunlight without getting any water. The heat from the sunlight will be absorbed by the soil, makes the water content of the soil evaporates into the air. Since you don't give any water, the soil will be dry and start to crack.
The soil should represent the geosphere. The air represents the atmosphere.