Earth's Spheres Vocabulary HMH U3 L1

What is the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth called?

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• ocean

• stratosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which sphere includes all the water on Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and groundwater?

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the solid part of the Earth, including rocks, minerals, and landforms, known as?

• geosphere

• terrafirm

• miosphere

• earthcore

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which sphere includes all living organisms on Earth?

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the frozen part of the Earth, including ice caps, glaciers, and permafrost, called?

• frostosphere

• glacialzone

• iceosphere

• cryosphere

What term refers to the interactions between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, and cryosphere?

• Global Warming

• Ecosystem Dynamics

• Planetary Interactions

• Earth System

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the balance between the amount of energy that enters and leaves the Earth's system known as?

• energy symmetry

• energy ratio

• energy balance

• energy equilibrium

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4