Earth Cycles Middle School

Which Earth system contains the frozen portion of water on the earth?

• biosphere

• cryosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

Which Earth system contains all living things?

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• cryosphere

• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the middle layer of the geosphere?

• inner core

• outer core

• mantle

• crust

Which of the following belongs to the biosphere

• oxygen

• minerals

• bacteria

• glaciers

Which of the following is a function of the cryosphere?

• energy production

• temperature regulation by reflecting heat

• reservoir for salt water

• Food source

Which Earth system makes up Earth's minerals, rocks, and soil?

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Cyrosphere

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which is an example of an interaction between the Hydrosphere and Atmosphere?

• water vapor in the atmosphere returns to the hydrosphere via precipitation

• water in the ground is used by plants

• ocean waves carve out a cave into a rocky cliff

• humans pollute the air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following true of the hydrosphere

• the hydrosphere and biosphere do not interact

• the water in the hydrosphere is mostly salt water

• water vapor is not part of the hydrosphere

• the hydrosphere and cryosphere are different names for the same system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that is stored in cracks and pores beneath Earth's surface

• glaciers

• magma

• groundwater

• lakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following rocks form when layers of sediment weigh down underlying layers?

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4