CurriculumGrade 5Science

Earth's Interacting Systems

Aligned to 5-ESS2 — Next Generation Science Standards.

What this lesson teaches

Earth has four major systems: the geosphere (rock/land), hydrosphere (water), atmosphere (air), and biosphere (living things). They constantly interact — water cycles among all of them.

Worked example

A rainstorm: water from the atmosphere falls on the geosphere, flows through the hydrosphere into rivers, and is used by the biosphere (plants, animals).

Practice questions

  1. Name the four Earth systems.
  2. Give one example of two systems interacting.
  3. Which systems does a growing tree connect?

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En español

Los Sistemas que Interactúan en la Tierra

La Tierra tiene cuatro sistemas principales: la geosfera (roca/tierra), la hidrosfera (agua), la atmósfera (aire) y la biosfera (seres vivos). Estos sistemas interactúan constantemente — el agua circula entre todos ellos.

Ejemplo: Una tormenta de lluvia: el agua de la atmósfera cae sobre la geosfera, fluye a través de la hidrosfera hacia los ríos, y es utilizada por la biosfera (plantas y animales).

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