Topic five
what is a group of parts that work together as a whole
What is a System
A thin layer of gases that surround the Earth
What is the atmosphere
The crust and top part of the mantle
What is the Lithosphere
Chains of under sea mountians
What are Mid-Ocean ridges
the height above sea level
What is Elavation
The process where water vapor changes into liquid water
What is Condensation
Substance is only a ________ if it is naturally occering
what is a Mineral
The Lithosphere broken into pieces
What are tectonic plates
most _____ is frozen
what is fresh water
Something that forms over the ocean
What is an Air mass
Rocks formed inside of Earth
What are intrusive Igneous Rocks
The sinking of the ocean crust underneath contenental crusts
What is subduction
the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points on a landform
What is Relief
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
What are the layers of the atmosphere
Heat changing the density of matter
What are convection currents
When two plates move apart
What are divergent bounderies
Builds up land
_____ ______ causes stormy weather
what is a cold front
Forms from molten rock that cools
What are Igneous rocks
Land features and fossil clues
what is Support continental drift