Core
This is the solid layer of the Earth below the crust.
What is the Mantle?
The hardest layer of the Earth.
What is the crust?
Animals and people are a part of this Earth system
Biosphere
What are topographic features formed by processes that shape Earth's surface?
Landforms
What is the outer core made of?
Liquid iron
The largest layer of Earth
The mantle
Earth's oceans and rivers are a part of this system
Hydrosphere
Height above sea level is defined as?
Elevation
It is the most dense part of the Earth.
What is the inner core?
The hard layer of the mantle that the tectonic plates sit on top of. Closest to the crust.
What is the lithosphere?
Difference between compositional layers and mechanical layers.
comp: what the layers are made of
mech: physical characteristics
What percent of the atmosphere is Nitrogen, oxygen, and all other gases?
78%N, 21%O, 1% all other gases
Relief
This is what causes the Earth to have a magnetic field.
Convection currents in the mantle
List the layers of the Earth in order from least dense to most.
Lithosphere, asthenosphere, mantle, outer core, inner core.
Which type of crust is thinner and more dense?
oceanic
What is the largest earth system?
geosphere
Compare the relief and elevation for mountains and plains.
mtns: high and high
plat: low and low
What happens to pressure, temperature, and density as you get deeper into Earth's interior?
Increase
Scientists use data from __________ to determine the composition of Earth's interior layers.
Earthquakes
What is the core responsible for?
Earth's magnetic field
Give an example of two earth systems interacting
Answers vary.
Describe plateaus using the terms relief and elevation