Earths Structure

What is the layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity?

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

What is the sum of all living matter on Earth?

(a)  

• Geosphere

• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth?

• Mantle

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What is the portion of the system of Earth that includes Earth’s interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth’s surface?

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the layer of Earth that is made of liquid nickel and iron and surrounds the inner core?

(a)  

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

Which layer is the solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core?

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

What process describes the movement of continental and oceanic plates on the Earth's surface?

(a)  

• Erosion

• Plate Tectonics
• Volcanism

• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which cycle describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Oxygen Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The ​ ​ (a)   includes all water sources above and below Earth's surface

• Hydrosphere
• Geosphere
• Atmosphere
• Biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

​ (a)   is when rocks are no longer brittle and they begin to flow

• Plastic
• Crust
• Mantle
• Inner Core