EARTH LAYERS AND SUBSYSTEMS

What word refers to the solid Earth?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What part of the Earth includes all life forms & even organic matter?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

Which of the following is NOT one of the four majors’ geological subsystems of Earth?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hemisphere

• Geosphere

What gas that comprises 21% of the atmosphere?

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

Which of the following is almost certain to happen as our Earth climate changes?

• The ocean will dry out.

• Average global temperature will rise.

• Humans will run out of fossil fuels to use.

• The moon will increase its gravitational pull.

What do you call the least dense layer of the Earth?

• core

• crust

• mantle

• core

What subsystem of the earth is considered as the thin gaseous layer that envelopes the lithosphere?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

It is a subsystem of the earth that is structured into a hierarchy known as food chain.

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What subsystem of the earth which covers 70% of the earth's surface?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following interaction of the Earth's subsystem are involved when carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean?

• Atmosphere - Atmosphere

• Atmosphere - Biosphere

• Atmosphere - Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere - Lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4