Earth's Systems Vocabulary Part 1

This system includes is made up of several layers and includes all of the gases that surround the Earth. Most of this system is made up of oxygen and nitrogen.

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

This system includes the rocks and minerals that make up the Earth's landforms. Anything made from solid earth is part of this sphere.

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Made by nature

• occurance

• man-made

• natural

Made by people; not natural

• natural

• man-made

• tectonic

• hydrosphere

This sphere contains all of the living things on Earth. It is made up of many different habitats, including forest, rainforests, grasslands and deserts.

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This system of the Earth contains all of the water on Earth. This means every drop of the oceans, rivers, lakes and streams. Even the water in the air is part of this sphere.

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

These are a part of the geosphere. They are pieces of land that connect together on Earth's outer shell. Their movement is what cause many of the landforms and features we see on Earth's surface.

• crusts

• continents

• volcanoes

• tectonic plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which layer is the layer of the earth between the crust and the core?

• mantle

• crust

• inner core

• outer core

Which layer is the layer surrounds the inner core and is made of liquid nickel and iron.

• mantle

• crust

• inner core

• outer core

Which layer is the layer that is a dense ball of solid metal in the center of the earth.

• mantle

• crust

• inner core

• outer core