Earth is made up of four systems: atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and blosphere. While each sphere covers a different component of the planet, they are closely related to each other and interact often. An event in one sphere can cause dramatic
changes in another. Carbon is an element with a critical role in all four spheres. A student draws a model of the four spheres in
relation to the carbon cycle.
Carbon Cycle
Atmosphere
Cellular
respiration
Photosynthesis
CO2
V Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Energy
Ocean
Oil
Fossils
Geosphere
Shell
Which sphere, regarding carbon would be most immediately affected by a decrease in sunlight?
A Atmosphere
OB. Biosphere
O C. Geosphere

Where does all the water go? according to the environmental protection agency (epa), in a typical wetland environment, 39% of the water is outflow; 46% is seepage; 7% evaporates; and 8% remains as water volume in the ecosystem (reference: united states environmental protection agency case studies report 832-r-93-005). chloride compounds as residuals from residential areas are a problem for wetlands. suppose that in a particular wetland environment the following concentrations (mg/l) of chloride compounds were found: outflow, 60.4; seepage, 73.7; remaining due to evaporation, 26.4; in the water volume, 46.8. (a) compute the weighted average of chlorine compound concentration (mg/l) for this ecological system. (round your answer to one decimal place.) mg/l (b) suppose the epa has established an average chlorine compound concentration target of no more than 58 mg/l. does this wetlands system meet the target standard for chlorine compound concentration? yes. the average chlorine compound concentration (mg/l) is too high. yes. the average chlorine compound concentration (mg/l) is lower than the target. no. the average chlorine compound concentration (mg/l) is lower than the target. no. the average chlorine compound concentration (mg/l) is too high.