Earth's Systems

This part of the Earth System includes the crust, mantle, and core.

• Geosphere
• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere

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NGSS.5-ESS2-1

This part of the Earth System includes the gases that surround the earth.

• Geosphere
• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This part of the Earth System includes all living things, including plants and animals.

• Geosphere
• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere

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NGSS.5-ESS2-1

This part of the Earth System includes the planet's water, including the oceans, lakes, rivers, ground water, ice, and vapor.

• Geosphere
• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The earth is divided into natural areas called:

• Biomes
• Bumbles
• Niomes
• Geomes

All of the living and non-living things in a place.

• Ecosystem
• Hydrosphere
• Grassland
• Organism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A living thing

• Organism
• Geosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Original

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Earth is divided into four different spheres. Which statement is true about the interaction between two of these spheres?

• Weather is an interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere.

• A plant receiving water from precipitation is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

• An ice cap providing shelter for an arctic animal is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

• The formation of the Grand Canyon is an example of an interaction between the geosphere and the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of these is NOT a function of Earth’s atmosphere?

• insulating the planet to keep it warm

• protecting Earth from harmful radiation

• allowing water to evaporate into space

• storing oxygen for living things to breathe

Which of the following is NOT a layer of the atmosphere?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Biosphere

• Stratosphere