Lithosphere
This is the land we walk on! It is 6-40 miles deep!
Crust
Cracks in the earth's crust (plates) are called ___.
Fault lines
A mountain like structure that releases pressure that has built up inside the earth.
Hint: it explodes when plates shift!
Volcano
Solar, wind, nuclear and water power are considered this type of resource. They will never run out and are good for our environment too!
Renewable
This is the change from liquid to gas
Evaporation
The crust is composed of huge slabs of earth called ___.
Plates
Hot liquid rock that is found underneath a volcano
Magma
A geographical region where 90% of the world's volcanic eruptions take place!
Ring of fire
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of this type of resource. Also known as fossil fuels, these materials can not be replaced once they are used up!
Non-Renewable
This is the process which changes water vapor to a liquid. It is responsible for the formation of clouds!
Condensation
This is how scientists measure the intensity of an earthquake
Richter Scale
Solid rock that flows out of a volcano
Lava
This the layer of earth between the crust and the core. It supports the crust and holds most of the earth's heat!
Mantle
This is the most valuable layer of soil because we use it to grow our food
Topsoil
This the last step in the water cycle which produces rain or snow
Precipitation
This is the theory that at one time all the continents fit together like a puzzle to form one large land mass. (The world was one big super continent!)
Pangea
The shaking of an earthquake is called a ___.
Tremor
The core is divided into 2 parts:
1) This part is made up of liquid metal and rock
2) This part is composed of solid iron
1) outer core
2) inner core
This is the layer of gases which surrounds the earth, held in place by the force of gravity.
Atmosphere
Name some effects of global warming
Extreme heat waves
Heavy rains/ droughts
rising sea levels
Food shortages
Extinction of species
1) Formed by lava when it cools
2) Made up of smaller pieces of rock that have been broken down
3) Formed from the immense heat of earth's crust
1) Igneous
2) Sedimentary
3) metamorphic
Fault lines are the future sites of _____.
Earthquake
This is the continuing rise in temperature of the earth's climate system
Global Warming
1) Human activities
2) Deforestation
3) Cement production
4) Burning of fossil fuels
In this type of structure, everything is interconnected and depends on other elements to survive.
Ecosystem