Earth's Spheres /Water Cycle/Atmosphere

What is the ultimate source of energy on the planet

• solar energy

• wind energy

• water energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The lowest layer (closest to earth) in the atmosphere

Reorder the following layers of the atmosphere from earth to space

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

Match the following sphere with their meaning

• atmosphere

• earth

• biosphere

• gases

• cryosphere

• water

• geosphere

• ice

• hydrosphere

• life

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match the following layers of the atmosphere with their meaning

• last layer

• stratosphere

• coldest and destroys meteoroids

• thermosphere

• hottest layer

• mesosphere

• lowest layer where weather happens

• troposphere

• ozone layer

• exosphere

Match the following terms with their definitions

• water returns to sea

• condensation

• rain, sleet, hail, snow

• transpiration

• plants sweat water out

• evaporation

• liquid turns into water vapor

• run off

• water vapors form clouds

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Match the following terms with their definition

• where land and water create a boundary

• mountain

• sediments deposited at mouth of river

• delta

• boulders of ice

• glacier

• piles of sand created by wind and water

• dune

• high elevation

• coast

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Match the following terms with the definition

• large natural elevation

• landform

• water under the ground

• river

• earth's surface features: eg mountain

• aquifer

• hole in ground to reach water supply

• well

• ribbon-like body of water

• mountain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A marine biologist notices an abundance of fish and other wildlife in an area where the end of a river meets a bay. The area is rich in sediment and nutrients, which the river has carried along and deposited at its end. What is this area of deposition called?

• delta

• an alluvial fan

• barrier island

• sinkhole

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Match the scenario with the correct sphere or sphere(s)

• hydrosphere, atmosphere and geosphere

• Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer that protects us from the sun’s radiation?

• atmosphere ( stratosphere)

• Which pair of Earth's spheres interact the most when biosphere and hydrosphere interact?

• geosphere and atmosphere

• Which pair of Earth's spheres interact the most when ocean waves break onto a beach?

• fish live in the ocean

• Which pair of Earth's spheres interact the most when volcanoes erupts and ash goes into the air?

• geosphere and hydrosphere

• Which pair of Earth's spheres interact the most when the water evaporate into the air and then fall back to the ground?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4