Earth's Spheres and Atmospheric Layers Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: All the parts of Earth where there is life are called the ________.

• biosphere

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

Fill in the blank: The solid and molten rocks and soil on and in Earth are called the ________.

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Fill in the blank: All the liquid water on Earth is called the ________.

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Fill in the blank: All the water that is temporarily frozen in polar ice caps, snow, permafrost, and glaciers is called the ________.

• cryosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Fill in the blank: The layer of gases surrounding Earth is called the ________.

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Fill in the blank: The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere is called the ________.

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

Fill in the blank: The third layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up is called the ________.

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

Fill in the blank: The second layer of the atmosphere which contains the ozone layer is called the ________.

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Fill in the blank: The lowest and densest layer of the atmosphere where most weather occurs is called the ________.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• exosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Fill in the blank: A protective layer in the atmosphere that scatters and absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun is called the ________.

• ozone layer

• troposphere

• carbon dioxide layer

• stratosphere