Geosphere and Atmosphere Review

What is the geosphere?

• The air that we breathe.

• The system that includes the rocks, minerals, and landforms that shape the earth.

• The mixture of gasses surrounding the earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What does the prefix "geo" mean?

• air

• rock

• earth

• dirt

Put the Earth's layers in order from deepest to closest. (Hint: work from the inside to outside!)

• mantle, crust, inner core, outer core

• crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

• crust, core, mantle

• inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

Which layer is the only liquid layer of earth?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What is the atmosphere?

• outer space

• the rocks that make up the earth

• a mixture of gasses surrounding earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why is the ozone layer important?

• Without it, we wouldn't have food.

• It absorbs the sun's harmful ultra violet (UV) rays.

• It creates a gap between us and the sun.

• It's not important.

Why is there an increase in skin cancer in places with holes in the ozone layer?

• People do not wear sunscreen in these places.

• These areas are hotter.

• These people have more exposure to harmful UV rays because of the holes.

• There isn't an increase in skin caner.

Name three side effects of burning fossil fuels on Earth

• Animals and plants die

• The Earth gets cooler

• The Earth gets warmer

• Greenhouse gases increase

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The biosphere includes

• rocks and minerals

• water

• air

• all living things

The atmosphere keeps Earth warm by trapping heat from IF energy from the sun. This is also called what?

• The Greenhouse Effect

• Global Warming

• Atmosphere Effect

• Fossil Fuels

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5