Earth’s physical systems and interior
what are the four physical systems of the earth?
atmosphere
lithosphere
biosphere
hydrosphere
what is the “entire earth”( if you were to smush all the continents together)?
Pangaea
what are the three major landforms?
mountains
plains
plateaus
The word____ is often used to describe peoples hard work to make a living
industry
what is the world largest expert commodity, trailing only oil?
seafood
what is the skin of the earth?
crust
what are the two types of faults?
strike-slip and normal
another name for the whole system of oceans flowing into each other?
world ocean
what are the three verbs that exemplify man’s job in relation to creation?
tend,care,and rule
what is the idea that geologic processes have been relatively uniform in activity and rate?
uniformitarianism
Many scientists have concluded that the core is made up of what two heavy metals?
iron and nickel
explain erosion and weathering
Weathering- breaks rocks into smaller pieces
Erosion- wears away rocks in transport settle
what are arms of the ocean partially enclosed by land?
seas
what is one major problem that remains in farming?
loss of soil
an area of water bordered by land on three sides and is smaller than a golf is what?
bay
what is convection?
The heat transferred that occurs when particles carried thermal energy as they move from one place to another
The Hawaiian islands are example of what to combined effects?
plate tectonics and mantle activity
what is the tectonic process by a relatively thin and dense across slowly slides down and under more massive but less continental crust?
What are the names of mountains that are formed this way?
subduction
fold mountains
what are the three types of metal?
precious metals, common metals, and alloy
The Flood is an example of what?
Continental drift
what provides tantalizing hints about the secrets that lie below the Earth crust?
earthquakes
What is the most powerful source of erosion?
running water
since the surfaces of plateaus are so much more varied than plains. What are some of the things that they often include?
Hills, mountains ,and deep canyons
all industries are___ ,___ ,and___.
EXPLAIN them
Primary means they are directly interacting with land and water
Secondary means manufacture the items
Tertiary means selling the items
what is the solid crystals that occur naturally and have a definite chemical composition?
minerals