Earth Spheres

The rock and minerals on Earth's surface and below it. Includes the crust, mantle, and core.

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Earth's outer layer of rock. A thin layer of cool rock that covers the Earth both on dry land and underwater.

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

Below the crust, layer of hot rock, semi-solid is called the _____________.

A sphere of solid metal, mostly iron

• outer core

• mantle

• inner core

• crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Made of the crust and the top layer (the cooler part) of the mantle. The lithosphere is broken into large pieces that are called tectonic plates. The lithosphere is moved around by the movements of the asthenosphere layer below it.

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• crust

• outer core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The movement of the tectonic plates of the lithosphere as the rock in the asthenosphere is moved by the convection currents.

• plates

• tectonic plates

• earth

• crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The___________is the part of Earth where living things interact with nonliving things. This is the part of the Earth that overlaps with the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Gases such as carbon dioxide and methane protect the Earth from the cold of space helping to keep the Earth warm enough for life. The amount of these gasses in the atmosphere can be impacted by human behavior.

• Greenhouse gasses

• atmospheric gasses

• carbon

• hydrocarbons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Water moves through the rocks and soil and is stored underground in an aquifer (an area of rock that holds water).

• freshwater

• lake

• groundwater

• salt water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

This layer is above the mesosphere. In this layer of the atmosphere, there are few molecules in the air, so the air pressure is very low. As the height of the layer increases the temperature increases. This is the layer where the aurora borealis or Northern Lights occur.

• Thermosphere

• mesosphere

• atmosphere

• lithosphere