Spheres, Rocks, Fossils

The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.

• Biosphere

• Lithoshpere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The crust and very top part of the mantle.

• Biosphere

• Lithoshpere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• atmosphere

part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Lithoshpere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All the water on earth

• Biosphere

• Lithoshpere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

• Biosphere

• Lithoshpere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

in a sequence of undisturbed sedimentary rocks, the oldest layers are at the bottom and the youngest ones are at the top.

• law of superposition states

• geological columm

• rock cycle

• uniformitariansim

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

fossils of widely distributed organisms that lived during only one short period and easy to distinguish from other fossils

• fossil

• original remains

• index fossil

• trace fossil

the age of an event or object in relation to other objects

• absolute age

• radiometric dating

• relative age

• index fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

used to find the absolute age of rock based on comparing the amounts of unstable, radioactive particles to stable particles / igneous rocks only

• absolute age

• radiometric dating

• relative age

• index fossil

the actual age of an event or object / use radioactive dating

• absolute age

• radiometric dating

• relative age

• index fossil