Question

A stream of surface water reaches a porous portion of sediment and seeps into the ground. This water eventually joins a large reservoir of water located beneath the Earth's surface. The example above describes the _______ interacting with the _______. A. Cryosphere; biosphere B. Hydrosphere; biosphere C. Hydrosphere; geosphere D. Cryosphere; geosphere

Answer 1

The correct answer is - C. Hydrosphere; geosphere.

The hydrosphere is the sphere which contains all the waters on the planet Earth. The geosphere is the sphere that contains the solid rocky part of the Earth. When the water goes through the porous sediments and enters deeper into the ground, that means the we have an interaction of water and rocks. In other words, since the water is part of the hydrosphere, and the rocks are part of the geosphere, we have an interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere.

Answer 2

The answer is; C

The geosphere is the rocks and minerals of the earth, especially the lithosphere. The hydrosphere is part of the earth with water such as oceans, lakes, and rivers. When the water seeps into the earth, it interacts with rocks and minerals and becomes hard water (i.e with high mineral content).