Earth's Systems

What system includes the gasses around the Earth

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What Earth system includes plants, animals, humans

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

What Earth System includes rocks, Earth's crust and mantle

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What Earth's System includes water, rain, snow, rivers, oceans

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

______ is the breaking down of rocks, minerals and sediments in Earth's crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

________ weathering is when physical processes break down rocks.

______ weathering is when chemicals change what rocks are made of

Three causes of mechanical weathering are:

• acid rain

• ice

• plants

• wind

• heat

____ is the movement of small pieces of rock to different locations

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Weathering and erosion are the

• different because erosion is breaking down rocks and weathering is transporting those broken pieces

• different because weathering is breaking down rocks and erosion is transporting those broken pieces

• same thing, rocks are broken down

• same thing, small pieces of rocks are transported to another location