plate boundaries
vocabulary
Earth's spheres
water cycle vocabulary
parts in earth
100
Which plate boundary is it when the plates collide?
Convergent boundary.
100
What is the layer of earth below the mantle?
The core.
100
Which sphere is the one that has all of earths organisms?
Biosphere.
100
What is the change of state liquid to gas?
Evaporation
100
What is the of very hot, but solid rock beneath earths crust?
The mantle.
200
Which plate boundary is it when the plates move apart?
Divergent boundary
200
What is the movement and accumulation of eroded soil?
Deposition.
200
What is the atmosphere?
the thin layers of gas that surround earth.
200
What is the release of water vapor by plants through their leaves?
Transpiration
200
Which core is solid liquid? Inner or Outer?
Inner core.
300
Which plate boundary is it when the plates slide past eachother?
Transform boundary
300
What is the fresh water found below earths surface?
Groundwater.
300
What is the semi-rigid part of the middle mantle?
The asthenosphere.
300
What is the return of water from the atmosphere to Earth's surface?
Percipitation
300
Where is the core located?
Below the mantle.
400
What is an example of a divergent boundary?
Mid Atlantic Ridge
400
What is a sponge-like rock that holds water underground?
An aquifer
400
What does the lithosphere consist of?
The crust and the upper layer of the mantle.
400
What are rain, sleet, snow, and hail examples of?
Precipitation.
400
Give an example of a landform.
Mountain, island, etc.
500
What is an example of a transform boundary?
San Andreas Fault
500
What is the conversion of nitrogen gas into ammonia?
Nitrogen fixation
500
What is in the geosphere?
the rocks and minerals on and below earths surface
500
What is the change of state vapor to liquid?
Condensation
500
What is one of the rigid layers of the lithosphere?
A tectonic plate.
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