Quiz Review: Earth as a System

"A group of parts that work together as a whole to perform a function or produce a result"

• System

• Scientific Inquiry

• Scientific Model

• Input & Feedback

Which below is an example of a system?

• The Solar System

• The Human Body

• Earth

• All of these are examples of a system.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The part, or "sphere" of the Earth that contains all living things.

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

The part, or "sphere", of the Earth that is the envelope of gases that surround (and protect) Earth.

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Cryosphere

The part, or "sphere", that contains nearly all of Earth's mass.

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

• Geosphere

Identify the sphere interaction:

A salmon swimming upstream.

• Biosphere and Atmosphere

• Biosphere and Geosphere

• Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

• Hydrosphere and Biosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Identify the sphere interaction:

The Water Cycle

• Biosphere and Atmosphere

• Biosphere and Geosphere

• Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

• Hydrosphere and Biosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Identify the sphere interaction:

Volcanic Eruptions emitting Carbon Dioxide (CO2) into the air.

• Biosphere and Geosphere.

• Atmosphere and Geosphere

• Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

• Hydrosphere and Biosphere.

"The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place"

• Weather

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

"The typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time"

• Weather

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6