Earth's Major Systems

The part of the Earth that is made up of all the gases in Earth's air

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The part of the Earth that is made up of all solid and liquid water

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the part of the Earth that is made up of all rock and soil

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The part of the Earth that is made up of all living things

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

_____________ is an example of salt water.

• groundwater

• rivers

• oceans

• polar ice caps

The world is made up of more freshwater than salt water.

• True

• False

In which of these locations is the greatest amount of freshwater stored?

• in lakes

• in oceans

• glaciers

• in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An aquifer is _____________.

• the Earth's atmosphere
• a resource that can be replanted or replaced naturally in a short period of time
• the sand that is found where the ocean and land meet
• an underground layer of rock or soil that covers connected holes that water can pass through

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The four main spheres of the Earth are:  

• hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, biosphere
• hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, troposphere
• geosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, biosphere
• hydrosphere and atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which shows each of

the following layers in order from the outermost layer?

• mantle, outer core, crust, and inner core

• inner core, outer core, crust, and mantle

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

• mantle, crust, outer core, inner core

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1