Planet Earth

This sphere is made up of three different types of rocks:

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

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What percentage of the Earth's atmosphere is made up of Oxygen?

• 2%

• 18%

• 97%

• 21%

The Earth can sustain life because it contains fresh water in frozen form.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does the hydrosphere actively work to keep the planet cool?

• Plate Tectonics

• Ocean Currents

• Freshwater Streams

• Salinity Levels

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Prevailing Wind patterns happen because?

• cold moist air is moving

• Hot air is trying to cool down

• the earth is rotating around the sun

• hot air makes hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by the hydrosphere?

• 21%

• 3%

• 97%

• 70%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Portion of the planet that contains all forms of life.

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

Pangea, Laurasia and Gondwana are locations that refer to what?

• Continental Drift Theory

• Hollow Earth Theory

• Locations beyond the Ice Wall

• Atmospheric Layers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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The atmosphere is an envelope of the gases on the planet.

• True

• False

Which branch of science is the study of the moving parts of the earth's lithosphere?

• Biology

• Economics

• Geology

• Plate Tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3