Earth's Systems

All living things on earth are part of the....

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

The Geosphere is...

• All liquid water on Earth

• A 100km thick layer of gases

• frozen water on earth

• Earths entire solid body

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Earth is divided into four different spheres. Which statement is true about the interaction between two of these spheres?

• Weather is an interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere.

• A plant receiving water from precipitation is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

• An ice cap providing shelter for an arctic animal is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

• The formation of the Grand Canyon is an example of an interaction between the geosphere and the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

"Atmo" in atmosphere means ____.

• air, vapor

• rock, earth

• water

• life

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

"Hydro" in hydrosphere means ____.

• air, vapor

• rock, earth

• water

• life

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How do the geosphere and the hydrosphere interact?

• The geosphere stores parts of the hydrosphere.

• The geosphere erodes (shapes) the hydrosphere.

• The hydrosphere stores parts of the geosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A thunderstorm is a connection between:

• Biosphere-Atmosphere
• Atmosphere-Hydrosphere
• Hydrosphere-Geosphere
• Hydrosphere-Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Four Spheres of Earth

• are all connected
• have nothing to do with one another
• exist on Venus and Mars
• don't affect human life

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the Earth's systems contains mountains?

• biosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The ocean is part of which of Earth's systems?

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4