12-1 The Atmosphere

The mixture of gases that forms Earth’s atmosphere.

• oxygen

• water

• air

• nitrogen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The layer of gases surrounding Earth. It keeps in warmth and protects from ultraviolet and X-ray radiation.

• athenosphere

• lithosphere

• exosphere

• atmosphere

Solids such as dust, salt, pollen, and tiny liquid droplets such as acids.

• garbage

• deodorants

• aerosols

• flowers

The layer of atmosphere closest to earth. It is 0-10 km above Earth’s surface.

• lithosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

It is about 10 to 50 km above Earth’s surface. The ozone layer is found here.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• asthenosphere

• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

It is about 50 to 85 km above Earth’s surface. It contains little ozone and heat.

• stratosphere

• oceansphere

• mesosphere

• exosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

It is 85 km to 500 km above Earth’s surface. It filters out harmful X rays and gamma waves from the sun.

• hydrosphere

• thermosphere

• a wet blanket

• inner caore

The boundary between the atmosphere and space.

• exosphere

• microsphere

• photosphere

• hemisphere

Earth’s water is in constant motion in a never-ending process called the ________________.

• bicycle

• water cycle

• motorcycle

• recycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Ice is this state of water.

• liquid

• solid

• gas

• plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4