Preamble: Earth’s surface is a complex interface where four “spheres” meet, overlap, and interact. These four spheres serve as important organizing concepts for the systematic study of the Earth’s physical environment:
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere/cryopshere
Biosphere
The assignment prompt: Explain how the biosphere (all life including animals and plants) is supported and enabled by the other three “spheres”.
Be sure to include specific examples that support your response give example.
To get you thinking in the right direction please have a look at Figure 1-4, p. 8 in Ch. 1 below.