Earth's Systems Review

Which sphere includes all of the solid and liquid rock that covers Earth’s surface and is found within Earth?

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which sphere includes all of the living things found on Earth?

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

The hydrosphere includes:

• Water frozen at the polar ice caps

• Liquid water found in lakes, rivers and the ocean

• Water vapor in the atmosphere

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which is the most superficial or outermost layer of the geosphere?

• The crust

• The mantle

• The outer core

• The inner core

Which layer of the geosphere is made of “plastic-like” rock?

• The crust

• The mantle

• The outer core

• The inner core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which layer of the geosphere is made of large slabs called tectonic plates?

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Outer core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What would happen to living things if the hydrosphere was nonexistent?

• Plants would survive but animals would die

• Animals would survive but plants would die

• Living things would be able to reproduce faster

• Living things would die

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The majority of water on Earth is:

• Saltwater

• Freshwater

• Frozen

• Found in the uppermost part of the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

According to the graph, the majority of freshwater is:

• Frozen

• Found in the atmosphere

• Found below ground

• Found in lakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water cycles through the:

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4