Earth's Systems

A collection of parts that interact or work together is called a system.

• True

• False

The ___________ contains all the living organisms on Earth.

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

The ___________ is made up of all the gases that surround the Earth.

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

All the solid land at the Earth's surface is known as the ___________.

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

All Earth's water in all its forms is called the ______________.

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A slow-moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles is called a(n)

• polar ice cap

• iceberg

• glacier

• avalanche

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

_____________ rock is formed when magma cools, hardens, and crystallized.

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Sandstone is an example of a

• metamorphic rock.

• igneous rock.

• sedimentary rock.

Obsidian is an example of __________ rock.

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

__________rock forms when sediment is compacted and cemented while exposed to mineral-rich water.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic