The Earth's Spheres

The Earth's Spheres

6th Grade

15 Qs

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The Earth's Spheres

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS2-1, MS-LS2-3

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Earth is divided into four different spheres. Which statement is true about the interaction between two of these spheres?

Weather is an interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere.

A plant receiving water from precipitation is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

An ice cap providing shelter for an arctic animal is an interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere.

The formation of the Grand Canyon is an example of an interaction between the geosphere and the atmosphere.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which of the following provides the best example of an interaction between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?

Carbon dioxide gas is released into the air by living things.

Consistent patterns of wind change the shape of landforms.

The oceans release heat energy that makes climate milder.

Water vapor in the air is taken into plants through their leaves.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which group of things is part of the hydrosphere?

oxygen, nitrogen, helium, and pollutants

sand, hills, ash, gravel, lava

rivers, steam, ice cubes, ponds, fog, rain

sunflowers, coral, mice, snakes, mold, humans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement shows an interaction among Earth's spheres?

Rain falls and waters plants, helping them to grow.

An asteroid strikes the Earth, forming a huge crater.

A pack of wolves hunts a herd of deer in the woods.

Ice melts and flows into a stream that flows into a large lake.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Scientists model the Earth system by dividing it into what four parts?

sun, land, water, living things

air, water, surface, inner core

air, fire, water, ice

land, water, living things, air

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which of Earth's spheres includes rocks and sediments?

hydrosphere

biosphere

geosphere

atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which of these is an example of how Earth's hydrosphere interacts with the atmosphere?

the ocean affecting air temperature

a river flowing through a canyon

earthquakes

migration of birds in winter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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