Earth Systems

This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in deserts.

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This sphere is composed of all the living things.

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• lithosphere

When living things breathe, which of Earth's spheres are interacting?

• lithosphere and biosphere

• atmosphere and biosphere

• hydrosphere and biosphere

• biosphere and geosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When carbon dioxide dissolves from the air into the ocean the interaction s between ...

• the atmosphere and lithosphere

• the atmosphere and biosphere

• the atmosphere and hydrosphere

• the atmosphere and geosphere

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

When plants draw nutrients from the soil, the interaction is between which two spheres?

• The atmosphere and lithosphere

• The hydrosphere and atmosphere

• The lithosphere and hydrosphere

• The biosphere and lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In which layer does weather occur?

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Oceans, rivers, lakes and the moisture in the air are all part of which of earth's spheres?

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is the hottest layer of the earth's atmosphere?

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

Which layer would you find weather balloons?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

This is the layer where meteors, or shooting stars burn up?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere