Unit 6: Earth's Structure

the layer of gas surrounding planet Earth, containing gases such as nitrogen and oxygen

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS2-1

all the water in the air, oceans, rivers, lakes, ice caps, soil, rocks, and organisms of Earth

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the sum of all living matter

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS2-1

NGSS.5-LS2-1

sand or small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and deposited on land or in water

• landforms

• molten rock

• magma

• sediments

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

the portion of Earth that includes Earth's interior; rocks, minerals, and landforms

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Rain puddles on the ground is an example of which spheres interacting?

• atmosphere-geosphere

• hydrosphere-biosphere

• atmosphere-hydrosphere

• hydrosphere-geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rain falling from clouds is an example of which interaction?

• hydrosphere-geosphere

• atmosphere-hydrosphere

• geosphere-atmosphere

• biosphere-atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of rock forms directly from heat and/or pressure?

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which layer of the Earth is liquid Iron and Nickle?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Which label does the correct layer of Earth belong to?

Groups:

(a) Thinnest Layer

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(b) Thickest Layer

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(c) Liquid Layer

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(d) Most Dense Layer

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Crust