Introductions to Earth Systems 1 and 2

Match the following

• thin envelop of gases that forms earth's outermost layer

• atmosphere

• Part of earth that has all living organisms

• biosphere

• Frozen component made of ice and snow

• cryopshere

• rock and metal that forms Earth's mass

• hydrosphere

• All the earths water

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

which two systems work together?

• cryophere and hydrophere

• hydrosphere and atmosphere

• biosphere and geophere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The two sources of energy for the earth are​ ​ (a)  

• heat from sun and heat from interior
• Heat from ground and heat from water
• heat from air and heat from wind

Reorder the following parts of the rock cycle starting with solid rock is broken into pieces

• solid rock is broken into pieces

• rock cools and hardens

• new rock emerges from the earth

• rock goes back into eather and melts

• pieces harden into another type of rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The type of feedback that ​ reinforces, speeds up, or enhances the process ​ (a)  

• positive
• negative

They type of feedback that causes a process to slow down or reverse is ​ (a)  

• negative
• positive

Match the following

• low elevation and low relief

• delta

• hill of sand piled up by wind

• plateau

• high elevation and high relief

• mountain

• when sediment from water builds up and makes land

• plain

• high elevation and low relief

• dune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Reorder the following of small to large. As mountain systems join together from one mountain to several

• mountain belt

• mountain system

• mountain range

• mountain

When mapmakers use tools to determine distances and elevations of land this is called

• surveying

• modeling

topographic maps have lines to show elevation, relief and slope. This are called _____lines

• contour

• model

• points

• features