Quiz - Earth's Spheres

What is the biosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the geosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• all the frozen water on the Earth

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is the hydrosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the atmosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• made up of living things

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Comes from the Greek word for "air"

• bio-

• hydro-

• atmo-

• geo-

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Comes from the Greek word for "water"

• bio-

• hydro-

• atmo-

• geo-

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Comes from the Greek word for "ground"

• bio-

• hydro-

• atmo-

• geo-

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Comes from the Greek word for "life"

• bio-

• hydro-

• atmo-

• geo-

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

How much of Earth's Water is Salt Water?

• 97%

• 64%

• 82%

• 56%

Most of the Earth's surface is covered by

• land

• ice

• the oceans

• freshwater