Earth as a System

Shaped as a oblate spheroid, Earth's circumference is about how many km?

• 4,000 km

• 40, 000 km

• 400,000 km

• 4,000,000 km

The Earth's core is most likely the source of what protective barrier?

• magnetic field

• atmosphere

• Continental crust

• Mesosphere

Which of the following is NOT involved in the cycling of matter on Earth?

• phosphorus

• gold

• carbon

• nitrogen

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of these are NOT part of the water cycle?

• evaporation

• hydration

• condensation

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Plants capture and transfer solar energy in a process called...

• Percalation

• Transpiration

• Water cycle

• Photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which one of these is NOT one of the five structural layers of the Earth?

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

• Lithosphere

This sphere of the Earth's system is the layer of gasses that surrounds Earth.

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This sphere of the Earth's system is all of the water on Earth

• Biosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This sphere of the Earth's system is all the living things on Earth and the parts of Earth where organisms live

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

This is the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle.

• Core

• Mesosphere

• Crust

• Mantle

• Lithosphere