Explain one way in which the hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere each interact with or affect the lithosphere. What will be an ideal response?
A selection of answers is given below, but more are possible.
The hydrosphere and lithosphere interact to affect the shape of ocean basins and water is a
major erosional agent.
Gases in the atmosphere and precipitation cause weathering of rocks. Heat reflected from
land surfaces affects temperatures, and the location of mountain ranges affect weather
patterns.
Organisms break down rock into soil. Humans alter the landscape. Plate tectonics affects the
evolution and distribution of Earth’s biota.
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A. mosquitoes B. flies C. viruses D. bacteria E. protozoa
A deposit of volcanic tuff contains the isotope potassium-40, which is slowly decaying into argon-40. How might the apparent age of the sample be affected if the volcanic tuff is heated and remains heated for a long period of time?
A) The rate of decay will speed up. B) The sample will appear older than it really is. C) The sample will appear younger than it really is. D) Heat will have no effect on the age of the sample.
Calculate the average annual increase as a percentage of total CO2 and in ppm of CO2 for 1970 to 1980 and for 2006 to 2016.
What will be an ideal response?