Env Sci Ch 3 sect 1&2 review

The thin layer of gases that surrounds Earth

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Earth and all of its organisms and environments

• biosphere

• lithosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The removal of soil by water, wind, ice or gravity

• erosion

• feedback loop

• biosphere

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

All of the rock at and below Earth's surface

• geosphere

• lithosphere

• biosphere

• aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

All of the water- salt water and fresh water, in the form of liquid, ice, or vapor - above and below Earth's surface and in the atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Sphere of Earth made up of the hard rock on and just below Earth's surface; the outermost layer of both Earth and its geosphere

• lithosphere

• geopshere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What often occurs at tectonic plate boundaries?

• increasing air pressure

• thinning of the biosphere

• mountain building

• increased erosion

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What physical layer of Earth is located beneath the lithosphere?

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

• inner core

• outer core

What type of system is Earth?

• layered

• related

• integrated

• compressed

What is the estimated temperature of Earth’s inner core?

• 4,000°C to 5,000°C

• 3,000°C to 4,000°C

• 400°C to 500°C

• 300°C to 400°C

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3