Earth's Spheres

All of the rocks, soil, sand, minerals, and ground on Earth

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

All of the water on or near the Earth

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

All of the living organisms on Earth

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All of the air surrounding our planet

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Short-term conditions of an area, such as humidity and cloud coverage

• weather

• climate

• rainshadow effect

• Elevation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Long term conditions of a region such as average temperatures

• weather

• climate

• rainshadow effect

• Elevation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

A region that receives low precipitation due to a mountain

• weather

• climate

• rainshadow effect

• Elevation

Without this "sphere", we wouldn't be able to breathe.

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

Higher elevations are __ than lower elevations.

• Hotter

• Colder

Which side of the mountain has cool, dry air and receives very little precipitation?

• Windward side

• Leeward side

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5