Think carefully for this set. There is only one correct combination to this puzzle! I'll provide you with a hypothetical (possible but not directly real) chemical situation. Select the combination of spheres most DIRECTLY effected immediately following the incident. One combination will NOT be used. One combination may be used more than once. (3 points) Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse. A train derails. The train is carrying liquid chemicals that spill onto a nearby highway during a rainstorm. An ammonium nitrate storage facility along a sea port catches fire (ammonium nitrate is a fertilizer component). The fire results in an explosion. Debris/smoke is thrown into the air. Firefighting efforts begin. Acid snow falls in the mountains. Springtime snowmelt flows into the local river.

Question

geosphere,hydrosphere,atmosphere,biosphere
geosphere,biosphere and hydrosphere
geosphere and atmosphere

Answer 1

In this hypothetical chemical situation, the combination of spheres that is most DIRECTLY affected immediately following the incident would be:

geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere

This combination is impacted due to the train derailment, the spillage of chemicals, the fire and explosion of the ammonium nitrate facility, the release of debris and smoke into the air, and the acid snowfall affecting the various spheres and their interactions.