Vocabulary 1
mixed mineral matter that makes up Earth's continent and oceanic crust
Rock
How many main layers make up Earth's Interior?
4
How many Earth Systems are there?
4
Rock that forms when liquid magma or lava cools into a solid
Igneous Rock
True or False: The four Earth systems do not interact with one another
False
The processes that form, break-down, and re-form from one category to another
Rock Cycle
The thinnest and coolest layer that tectonic plates are apart of
Crust
This system contains all water on earth
Hydrosphere
Rock formed from layers of sand, soil, clay, gravel, and other sediment that built up in an area over time
Sedimentary Rock Layers
What are the drifting slabs of solid rock on Earth's surface called?
Tectonic Plates
The transport of sediment by wind, water, or gravity
Erosion
This layer contain magma, and convection takes place here to transfer heat.
Mantle
This system contains all living things on Earth
Biosphere
The little pieces of rock broken down by weathering
Sediment
The place where tectonic plates come into contact with one another
Fault Lines
Heat transfer that occurs without contact between the heat source and the object being heated
Radiation
This layer is made up of liquid nickel and iron metal
Outer Core
This system contains all landforms like mountains, volcanoes, and rocks on earth
Geosphere
Weathering
What heating process is used to give heat/energy to Earth from the Sun?
Radiation
heat transfer in fluids where warmer fluid rises, allowing the cooler fluid to take its place. This causes a tumbling, circular motion
Convection
This layer is made up of solid iron and nickel metal
Inner Core
This system contains all gasses, water vapor, dust, and molecules about Earth's crust
Atmosphere
Rock formed through chemical reactions where one type of rock changes into another by pressure and heat
Metamorphic Rock
What makes tectonic plates move?
In the mantle, there is magma which moves in circular motions (convection currents). This causes subtle movement of the tectonic plates.