The Earth System Vocabulary

A group of related parts that work together to accomplish a goal is a

• Model

• System

• Component

• Interaction

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The scientific word for a part of model or system is a

• Part

• Piece

• Component

• Interaction

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The sphere that includes all living organisms (plants and animals) is the

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• atomsphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The sphere that includes all the water on the planet is the

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• atomsphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The sphere that includes all gases like oxygen or carbon dioxide is the

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• atomsphere

The sphere that includes rock, sand, and mountains is the

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• atomsphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When two or more components impact each other in a system, it is called an

• interaction

• reltionship

• problem

• model

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

A system with one path that leads to one answer (clothespin)

• Complicated

• Easy

• Simple

• Complex

A system with multiple paths that lead to multiple answers (The Earth)

• Complicated

• Easy

• Simple

• Complex

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When one system or component relies on another, scientists call it

• connected

• related

• co-existent

• interdependent

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4