Earth's Functional System

The sphere that contains all of Earth's water.

• biosphere
• hydrosphere
• geosphere
• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The sphere that contains all the gases, include the air we breathe. 

• hydrosphere
• biosphere
• atmosphere
• geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The sphere that contains all the gases, include the air we breathe. 

• hydrosphere
• biosphere
• atmosphere
• geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The sphere that includes humans. 

• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The sphere that includes mountains, soil, and the layers of Earth. 

• geosphere
• biosphere
• atmosphere
• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The spheres that interact when wind blows seeds to a new location for plants to grow. 

• hydrosphere & atmosphere
• geosphere & biosphere
• atmosphere & hydrosphere
• atmosphere & biosphere

Which spheres interact when chemicals in the air cause weathering to rocks. 

• atmosphere & biosphere
• atmosphere & hydrosphere
• atmosphere & geosphere 
• biosphere & hydrosphere 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...

• Atmosphere to the geosphere 
• Geosphere to the hydrosphere 
• Hydrosphere to the atmosphere 
• Atmosphere to the hydrosphere 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When a plants takes carbon dioxide from the air which two spheres are interacting? 

• Biosphere and atmosphere 
• Geosphere and atmosphere 
• Hydrosphere and atmosphere 
• Atmosphere and atmosphere 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An example of a connection between ATMOsphere and HYDROsphere is:

• rain
• rivers
• lakes
• rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5