Science- Studying Earth is a System

A system is a group of parts that....

• work together as one. Remember the nervous system

• wrestling

• playing football

• playing basketball

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What are the four parts of the system. Although scientists have special names for each one, you know them by their everyday names?

• (1) waste, (2) dust , (3) wind and (4) dead things.

• (1) cars (2) trucks , (3) airplanes (4) pants.

• (1) water, (2) crust (or land), (3) air and (4) living things.

• (1) mud, (2) creeks , (3) tape and (4) tiny things.

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Who was the Dinosaur Tracker?

• Mrs. Cockerham

• Robert T. Bakker

• Coach Correll

• Mr. Graham

Earth is shaped like a ?

• sphere

• dog

• cat

• class room

The prefi x “hydro” means water, so all the water in the Earth System is called the ?

• Central Wilkes Middle School

• stratosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

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___________ of Earth is covered with water

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 100 percent

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The prefi x “lith” means stiff or hard, so Earth’s crust and landforms are named the ?

• atmosphere

• crust

• lithosphere

• movie theater

. The prefix “atmo” means vapor. So of course it makes sense that the vapor that surrounds Earth is called the _________?

• atmosphere

• mantle

• core

• lithosphere

Since the prefix “bio” means life, this part of the Earth System is called the __________ and includes all the life on Earth.

• atmosphere

• Coach Correll

• cats and dogs

• biosphere

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Did you know that Earth’s diameter is _________ miles

• 8,000

• 5

• 100

• 75