Earth System

What occurs when too many fossil fuels are burned?

• percipitation

• clouds form

• explosions

• pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is an interaction with the geosphere?

• drinking a glass of water

• a factory releasing chemicals into the air

• digging a hole in the backyard

• a beaver building a dam

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which is an interaction with the atmosphere?

• a new tree absorbing rainwater through its roots

• a car releasing too much carbon monoxide

• a polar bear floating on a glacier

• algae growing in a pond

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which is an interaction with the biosphere.

• human sitting under a palm tree

• wind blowing

• a river flooding

• a hurrican

This part of the Earth System includes all living things, including plants and animals.

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This part of the Earth System includes the planet's water, including the oceans, lakes, rivers, ground water, ice, and vapor.

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This part of the Earth System includes the crust, mantle, and core.

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

This part of the Earth System includes the gases that surround the earth.

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

When a deer drinks water from a creek, which 2 earth systems are interacting?

• Atmosphere - Biosphere

• Lithosphere - Geosphere

• Biosphere - Geosphere

• Biosphere - Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Rocks, soil and sediment belong to the

• geosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1