Weathering and Earths Spheres

How many major spheres does earth have?

• one

• two

• three

• four

What are Earth's 4 major spheres?

• geometrysphere

  skysphere

  earthsphere

  watersphere

• exosphere

  endosphere

  atmosphere

  weathersphere

• geosphere

  hydrosphere

  biosphere

  atmosphere

• hemisphere

  equator

  northsphere

  southsphere

Which sphere is made up of all the rock and sediment on earth?

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• hemisphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which sphere is made up of all the living things on earth, including people, animals and plants?

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which sphere is made up of oxygen and gases?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• skysphere

Which sphere contains all of the earth's water?

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• oceansphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Match the following images to the correct sphere.

• Atmosphere

• 
• Biosphere

• 
• Hydrosphere

• 
• Geosphere

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

How does the biosphere interact with the hydrosphere?

• Animals drink water from the hydrosphere

• Plants absorb water through their roots from the hydrosphere

• Fish live in the water of the hydrosphere

• All of the above

Which of the following is a result of the interaction between the geosphere and the atmosphere?

• The formation of mountains

• The creation of ocean currents

• The weathering of rocks

• The growth of plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The earth's surface gets broken down through...

• the geosphere

• weathering

• animals

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2