Earth Systems

The outermost layer of air surrounding Earth.

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The layer of water on Earth that includes all water in the oceans, lakes, rivers and streams.

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The layer of life on Earth including all plant and animal life.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The continuous rock layer around the Earth.

• lithosphere (geosphere)

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Number of layers in the Earth's atmosphere.

• 3

• 4

• 5

The layer of the atmosphere where you can see birds, planes, clouds, all weather conditions.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The layer that has the ozone layer and weather balloons.

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

The layer where meteors turn into shooting stars.

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

The layer where the space shuttle and international space station are.

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

The outermost layer of the atmosphere

• exosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere