CLMS Earth Systems vocabulary quiz

Which of the following are examples of things that exist in the biosphere?

• Rocks

• Animals

• Water

• Air

Which of the following is part of the hydrosphere on Earth?

• River

• Mountain

• Desert

• Forest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Can you name the 2 main gases in the atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Carbon

• Nitrogen

• Helium

Which of the following best represents the interactions that occur between earth's spheres?

• A diagram showing the water cycle, carbon cycle, and energy flow

• A diagram of the solar system

• A diagram of a single ecosystem

• A diagram of Earth's layers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Finish the sentence: One thing made of matter is ________.

• any physical object (e.g., a chair, water, air)

• a thought

• a shadow

• a reflection

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The part of Earth where organisms can live.

• biotic factors
• biosphere
• ecology
• biology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

1. Oxygen exists in the atmosphere as which state of matter?

• solid
• liquid 
• gas
• plasma

What is the geosphere?

• all the air and gases on the planet

• all the frozen water on the Earth

• the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

• the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which suffix means frozen?

• Hydro-

• Bio-

• Cryo-

• Litho-

Which sphere is only the top layer of earth's crust?

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere