Interactions of Earth's Spheres

Interactions of Earth's Spheres

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Interactions of Earth's Spheres

Interactions of Earth's Spheres

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Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-4, MS-LS1-5, MS-LS2-3

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Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Water evaporates from a lake into the air, forming clouds. The clouds eventually form rain and it falls to the ground. In which spheres does this cycle happen?

geosphere and cryosphere

cryosphere and hydrosphere

hydrosphere and atmosphere

thermosphere and atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The layers of Earth's atmosphere perform specific functions. Study the illustration, which shows the layers of the atmosphere. Which layer of the atmosphere absorbs solar radiation that would be harmful to certain elements of the biosphere?

troposphere

mesosphere

stratosphere

thermosphere

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

When animals breathe, they take in oxygen from the air. The oxygen is used to obtain energy from food. This example demonstrates interaction between which two spheres?

atmosphere and biosphere

cryosphere and atmosphere

biosphere and hydrosphere

hydrosphere and geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earth's spheres interact in many ways. Which describes how the hydrosphere and atmosphere interact?

A heavy snowfall adds mass to a glacier.

Polluted air kills several animal species.

Magma erupts and releases trapped gases.

Ocean currents influence weather patterns.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earth's spheres interact in many ways. What is one way that the cryosphere and biosphere interact?

A glacier picks up rock and sediment as it moves down a valley.

Heavy rains bring an end to a dry period on the African savannah.

A volcanic eruption destroys the plants on an island.

A melting glacier provides fresh water for plants and animals in the valley below the glacier.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The atmosphere insulates Earth, keeping the temperature warmer and more stable than it would otherwise be. This insulating effect has an impact on other Earth spheres. What might happen to the cryosphere if the insulating effect of the atmosphere increased?

Less of the cryosphere would enter the hydrosphere.

More of the cryosphere would enter the hydrosphere.

The cryosphere would become bigger.

The cryosphere would not change.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Look at the illustration. The volcanic eruption is sending out clouds of dust and ash. An interaction between which two spheres is being demonstrated?

biosphere and geosphere

cryosphere and biosphere

geosphere and atmosphere

atmosphere and hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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