Earth as a System

The Earth system is essentially a ______________ system.

Processes in the Earth system act on the length ____________ of microns to thousands of kilometers.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Earth system is powered by one external source: The ________________

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Material in the Earth system is continually _____________

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

_____________ includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle

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One of the most important processes by which the heat on the Earth's surface is redistributed is through atmospheric ______________

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

_____________ includes all life forms on Earth.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

• crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

• mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

Earth's inner core is

• a layer of hot rock

• a solid ball of iron and nickel

• a layer of liquid iron and nickel

• a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The crust and the uppermost mantle make up the solid layer of hard rock called the

• inner core

• asthenosphere

• lithosphere

• outer core