Earth's Spheres

the layer of gas surrounding planet Earth, containing gases such as nitrogen and oxygen

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS2-1

a feature on the surface of Earth, such as a mountain, hill, dune, ocean, or river

• landform

• sediment

• geosphere

• organism

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-2

a community of living and non-living things in their natural environment

• environment

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• habitat

Tags

NGSS.5-LS2-1

all the water in the air, oceans, rivers, lakes, ice caps, soil, rocks, and organisms of Earth

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS2-1

NGSS.5-ESS2-2

the sum of all living matter

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS2-1

NGSS.5-LS2-1

a living thing

• ecosystem

• animal

• plant

• organism

Tags

NGSS.3-LS1-1

NGSS.3-LS3-1

NGSS.4-LS1-1

sand or small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and deposited on land or in water

• landforms

• molten rock

• magma

• sediments

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

the portion of Earth that includes Earth's interior; rocks, minerals, and landforms

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS2-1

actions by one thing that has an effect on another thing

• ecosystem

• interactions

• communication

• cause and effect

Tags

NGSS.3-LS4-3

rock heated to a temperature that is hot enough to turn it into a thick liquid

• sediments

• landforms

• molten rock

• organisms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-4