ES unit 3

Earth is a closed system. That means the amount of rocks, metals, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and water on Earth ________________.

• remains constant

• can increase

• can decrease

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

It is essential that biogeochemical cycles _____________________ materials as they move through Earth's subsystems.

• destroy

• create

• renew

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Identify the two layers of Earth where seismic S waves do not travel.

• upper mantle

• lower mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What would likely have happened to Earth if no icy debris had arrived?

• It would still have oceans but no atmospheric water.

• It would still have atmospheric water but no oceans.

• It would have traces of water beneath its surface.

• It would have released water in volcanic outgassing.

• It would have no oceans or atmospheric water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which two layers of Earth are mainly composed of metallic elements such as nickel and iron, which are abundant in meteoroids and comets?

• inner core

• outer core

• lower mantle

• crust

• upper mantle

Which item belongs in the hydrosphere?

• ozone layer

• fossils

• rust (iron oxide)

• cyanobacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which item belongs in the atmosphere?

• ozone layer

• fossils

• rust (iron oxide)

• cyanobacteria

Which 2 items belong in the lithosphere?

• ozone layer

• fossils

• rust (iron oxide)

• cyanobacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Identify the sphere where life first emerged on Earth.

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of these activities increases the amount of carbon in the atmosphere?

• animals eating plants

• burning fossil fuels

• fossilization

• photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5