Geosphere Week 16 Vocabulary Quiz

someone who studies the Earth

• biologist

• windward side

• geologist

• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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the side of a mountain range where the wind starts

• windy

• leeward side

• rain shadow

• windward side

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the sphere of the Earth that includes rocks

• water vapor

• geologist

• core

• geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

the side of a mountain range where the wind leaves

• geosphere

• windward side

• windy side

• leeward side

a section of the geosphere that becomes a desert because a mountain or mountain range blocks precipitation

• water vapor

• rain shadow

• windward side

• geologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

water in gas form

• gas leak

• leeward side

• rain shadow

• water vapor

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The prefix "geo-" means _____.

Rising air _____ as it condenses.

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Geologists are __________ who study the geosphere.

The ______ is the solid parts of the Earth, including the

crust, mantle, and all the layers beneath them. It's made up

of rocks, minerals, soils, and landforms, and the processes

that shape the Earth's surface.

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2