The Dynamic Earth

glide across the underlying asthenosphere in much of the same way a chunk of ice drifts across a pond

• lithosphere

• tectonic plates

• asthenosphere

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

a process in which the materials of Earth's surface are loosened, dissolved, or worn away and transported from one place to another by a natural agent, such as wind, water, ice, or gravity

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Sedimentation
• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the energy that is transferred as electromagnetic waves, such as visible light and infrared waves

• Radiation

• Chemical energy
• Kinetic energy
• Thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

a gas molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms

• Dioxygen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Nitrogen Dioxide
• Ozone

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

a measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid

• Salinity
• Density
• Pressure
• Temperature

For each pair of terms, explain how the meanings of the terms differ.

Lithosphere and Asthenosphere

For each pair of terms, explain how the meanings of the terms differ.

Conduction and Convection

The thin layer at Earth's surface where life exists is called

• biosphere
• hydrosphere
• lithosphere
• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The thin layer of the Earth upon which tectonic plates move around is called the

• mantle
• asthenosphere
• crust
• lithosphere

78% of Earth's atmosphere is made up of

• oxygen
• carbon dioxide
• helium
• nitrogen