Earth's Systems Vocabulary

the layer of gas surrounding planet Earth that is held in place by gravity

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

all the water on Earth, including all water sources above and below the surface

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the sum of all living matter on Earth

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

Earth’s interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth’s Surface

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

a single, self-contained, living thing

• organism

• ecosystem

• sediment

• landform

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

all living and nonliving things interacting in one area

• ecosystem

• organism

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

actions by one thing that have an effect on a different or separate thing

• biosphere

• organism

• sediment

• interactions

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• geosphere

• sediment

• landform

• hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• geosphere

• organism

• interactions

• molten rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

sand or small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and deposited on land or at the bottom of a body of water

• molten rock

• sediment

• geosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2