Question

Graded Assignment

SCI010: Environmental Science Unit 2 Lesson 20: Unit Test
(8 points)
Score
2. What is an environmental sphere or earth system sphere? Name the earth's five major environmental spheres
and state the defining characteristics of each. Give one example of a way in which two or more earth system
spheres interact.
Answer:

Answer 1

Geosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere

Step-by-step explanation:

The environmental sphere refers to all physical entities other than products and corresponding flows. . Geosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere are the five major environmental spheres. Geosphere consist of the rocks, minerals, and landforms of the surface and interior. Biosphere includes all living organisms present on earth surface. cryosphere refers to the solid water part of the earth. Hydrosphere refers to the water bodies such as river, lakes, sea and ocean etc and the atmosphere is the gaseous region of earth which is composed of many gases.