Quiz#6 Earth Systems Interactions

Atmosphere

• The part of earth where life exists; includes all living organisms on earth.

• The mostly solid rocky part of earth; includes the center of the core to the surface of the crust

• The portion of the earth that includes all water

• A mixture of gases that surrounds the earth; is responsible for climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Biosphere contains all forms of life found in ....

• only in the geosphere

• only in the hydrosphere

• only in the atomsphere

• the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere,

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Hydrosphere

• includes all water on earth; lakes, rivers, oceans, groundwater, and atmospheric water vapor

• includes only freshwater

• includes only surface water

• includes only only ground water and atmospheric water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

All living things on earth are part of the....

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

The Geosphere is...

• All liquid water on Earth

• A 100km thick layer of gases

• frozen water on earth

• Earths entire solid body

What is the hydrosphere's function?

• a recycling planet powered by the flow of solar energy to support a network of life.

• sustains various life forms and plays an important role in ecosystems and regulating heat on earth.

• sustains life forms on the surface of the earth, absorbs and interacts with harmful solar rays.It protects the earth from natural and human-caused space debris.

• controls the distribution of minerals, rocks and soils and generates natural hazards that shape the land and impact humans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3