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Hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and atmosphere
Water
Life
The air or gases surrounding the planet
Land
The atmosphere represents this on Earth
The geosphere represents this on Earth
The four spheres on Earth
The biosphere represents this on Earth
The hydrosphere represents this on Earth
| Description | Match: |
| Having the conditions necessary to support life | Habitable |
| Any planet with a solid surface | Rocky Planet |
| A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole | System |
| A scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes the Earth | Geologist |
| A feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune | Landform |
| The largest of the rocky planets | Earth |
| The smallest of the rocky planets | Mercury |
| The most similar in size to Earth | Venus |
| The closest to the sun | Mercury |
| Water has been found on these two planets | Earth and Mars |
| Earth is the ______ planet from the sun | 3 |
| Day and night are caused by this | Rotation of the Earth |
| The main cause of tides on Earth | Gravitational pull of the moon |
| What is the name of the Earth's oldest satellite | Moon |
| This causes Earth's seasons | Earth's tilt |
| Number of planets in our solar system | 8 |
| This "belt" is found between Mars and Jupiter | Asteroid |
| This planet was "demoted" to a planetoid | Pluto |
| This causes objects in the solar system to stay in orbit | Sun's gravity |
| The four phases of the moon | Full, quarter, half, new |
The biosphere represents this on Earth | Life |
The atmosphere represents this on Earth | The air or gases surrounding the planet |
The hydrosphere represents this on Earth | Water |
The geosphere represents this on Earth | Land |
The four spheres on Earth | Hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and atmosphere |
