Earth's Structure

What sphere does a volcano belong too?

• Atmosphere
• Cryosphere
• Geosphere
• Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What sphere does a lamb belong too?

• Biosphere
• Geosphere
• Cryosphere
• Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What sphere does the ocean belong too?

• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere
• Geosphere
• Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What sphere does the earths core belong too?

• Hydrosphere
• Biosphere
• Geosphere
• Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Unusually cold winters are hard on manatees. Colder air temperatures lead to colder water.  Changes in the atmosphere caused changes directly to which system?

• The hydrosphere
• The biosphere
• The geosphere
• The cryosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Ships sail on currents and waves as they travel across the ocean.  Which two spheres interact to produce these waves and currents?  

• the geosphere and biosphere
• the biosphere and hydrosphere
• the cryosphere and atmosphere
• the atmosphere and hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The continent of Antarctica is covered with an ice sheet. Which part of the Earth system includes the ice sheet?

• biosphere
• Cryosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of these answers describes Earth’s atmosphere?

• all living and once-living things
• the mixture of gases that surrounds Earth
• a mixture of nickel and iron below the mantle
• all the salt and fresh liquid water on Earth’s surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called? 

• Mantle
• Inner core
• Outer core
• Crust

This layer of Earth is the thickest part.

• crust
• outer core
• mantle
• inner core