All of the water above and below Earth's surface and in the atmosphere
What is hydrosphere
100
Layer of Earth below the mantle
What is core
100
A change in state from a liquid to a gas
What is evaporation
100
The circulation of nutrients through the atmosphere
What is biochemical cycle
100
Vibrations of the Earth’s crust caused by slippage along a fault
What is earthquake
200
The Earth and all of its organisms and environments
What is biosphere
200
Thin layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface on land and in the ocean
What is crust
200
The return of water from the atmosphere to Earth's surface in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is percipitation
200
Freshwater found below Earth's surface
What is groundwater
200
One of the rigid layers of the lithosphere
What is tectonic plates
300
Consists of rock and minerals on Earth's surface and below it
What is geosphere
300
The layer of very hot but mostly solid rock beneath Earth's crust
What is mantle
300
A change in state from a vapor to a liquid
What is condensation
300
The process by which primary producers use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars, releasing oxygen
What is photosynthesis
300
A mountain built from magma—melted rock—that
rises from the Earth’s interior to the surface
What is volcano
400
Sphere of Earth made up of the hard rock on and just below Earth's surface
What is lithosphere
400
Solid earth surface above the upper mantle that is not part of a continental plate system.
What is oceanic crust
400
A spongelike formation of rock, sand, or gravel that holds water
What is aquifer
400
States that matter can change form but cannot be created or destroyed
What is law of conservation of matter
400
The removal and transport of surface material
What is erosion
500
The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
What is asthenosphere
500
The relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses
What is continental crust
500
The release of water vapor by plants through their leaves
What is transpiration
500
One of the rigid layers of the lithosphere
What is tectonic plate
500
Name 5 of the major tectonic plates
What is Pacific plate
North American plate
Cocos plate
Nazca plate
South American plate
African plate
Eurasian plate
Indian plate
Australian plate
Antarctic plate