Question

Which of these is an example of an atmosphere-cryosphere interaction?

A.
snow falling on a glacier

B.
the wind dispersing tree seeds

C.
air molecules escaping into space

D.
icebergs breaking off an ice sheet

Answer 1

This would be snow falling on a glacier since the cryosphere has to do with frozen water on the surface of earth (AKA Glaciers) and the snow comes from the atmosphere. So we can say that snow and glaciers make an atmosphere-cryoshere interaction.

Answer 2

Answer: A.  snow falling on a glacier

Explanation:

The atmosphere is a protective layer of that covers the earth and protect it from the harmful incident rays of the sun. It consists of mass of different gases. It is essential for maintaining and regulating the climatic condition of a region.

The cryosphere is the sphere which includes the earth surface. It includes the water which remain in the solid form over the earth surface. For example, sea ice, river ice, glaciers, frozen ground and others.

The snow falling from the atmosphere as a precipitation can become the part of the cryosphere, if it falls over the frozen surface of earth.