Earth is a sphere that slightly bulges at the_____
What is equator
100
This Earth system contains living things
What is biosphere
100
Scientist use these these three things to explore the geosphere
What is deep mines, wells and earthquake waves
100
Earth has a variety of ______ including mountains and valleys
What is landforms
100
This is the correct order of Earth's layers from the surface to the center
What is crust, mantel, core
200
Earth's ______ is almost 13,000 km
What is diameter
200
This earth system includes soil, sediments and rocks
What is the geosphere
200
These words (3) are used to describe the earths crust
What is brittle, rocky and thin
200
The difference in elevation of a given area is called this
What is relief
200
This food would allow you to model the earths layers
What is an egg, a peach,a plum (other answers may be accepted)
300
_______ is the force responsible for Earth's formation and shape
What is Gravity
300
Rivers and ice are parts of Earth's___________
What is hydrosphere
300
this portion of the Earth's crust is thinner and more dense
What is oceanic crust
300
This describes the shape of a landform
What is topography
300
This is a way earthquakes allow scientist to understand the Earth's internal structure
What is waves moving at slower or faster speeds as the move through Earths different materials and densities.
400
Differences in ________ resulted in the formation of distinct layers and shape.
What is density
400
This is how the atmosphere and hydrosphere interact
What is the water cycle
400
This layer of the Earth is described as plastic
What is asthenosphere
400
These are three forces from within Earth cause mountain ranges
What is uplift, fold or push forces within the Earth
400
This earth layer is a ridged layer containing both the crust and the upper most mantel, while this layer is part of the mantel ( looking for two answers, 2 separate layers)
what is the lithosphere and asthenosphere
500
Earth and the rest of the solar system formed as gravity acted on a cloud of dust and ice called a _________
What is solar nebula
500
These three gases are found in the outermost earth system
What is nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide
500
This is the outer part of Earth's magnetic field
What is the magnetosphere
500
These are 3 regions in the united states where plains can be found
What is interior region, Atlantic gulf region, Gulf coastal region
500
This process causes Earth's magnetic field
What is the earths spinning core, spinning faster then the outer core, producing streams of flowing,molten iron in the outer core creating a region of magnetism