CA4- Earth's Spheres

1. A volcanic eruption can send tons of steam, ash, rocks, dust particles, and gases into the air. Lava can blast into the air or ooze slowly down the sides of the volcano. Examine the picture of a volcano erupting to answer the question. Which of the following statements BEST describes how volcanic eruptions directly affect Earth’s systems?

• The volcano sends steam into the geosphere.
• The volcano sends particles into the atmosphere.
• The volcano sends lava into the hydrosphere.
• The volcano sends gases into the biosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2. Rainforests contain thousands of plants and animals. One of the distinguishing characteristics of rainforests is the substantial amount of rainfall that occurs throughout the year. The soil found in the rainforests is rich with nutrients and organic matter. Which of the following best matches the above description of rainforests?

• geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
• geosphere, biosphere, cryosphere
• hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere
• cryosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

3. Rocks are continually created or changed through the rock cycle. What role does the Earth's water system play in rock formation?

• The Earth's water system supplies magma to make igneous rock.
• The Earth's water system applies pressure to make metamorphic rock.
• The Earth's water system changes the chemical composition of minerals.
• The Earth's water system weathers and erodes rocks and transports sediment.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4. Which statement describes the biosphere?

• It contains all of the planet's air.
• It contains all of the planet's living organisms.
• It contains all of the planet's solid, liquid, and gaseous water.
• It contains all of the cold, hard, solid rock of the planet's crust.

5. Which of Earth's spheres includes Earth's interior, rocks, minerals, and landforms?

• atmosphere
• cryosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

6. Which statement describes the hydrosphere?

• It includes all water on Earth.
• It includes all life on Earth.
• It includes all gases on Earth.
• It includes all the landforms on Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

7. Which features are part of the cryosphere?

• glaciers
• mountains
• rainforests
• volcanoes

8. Which statement describes the atmosphere?

• It contains all of the cold, hard, solid rock of the planet's crust.
• It contains all of the planet's solid, liquid, and gaseous water.
• It contains all of the planet's air.
• It contains all of the planet's living organisms.

9. From Earth to space, the main layers in our atmosphere are: (hint: lowest layer to highest layer)

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
• stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere.
• exosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere.
• thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere

10. In which layer of the atmosphere does most weather occur?

• exosphere
• troposphere
• thermosphere
• stratosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5