Earth's Surface
Spherical Earth
Earth's Interior
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
an area with low relief and low elevation
What is a plateau
100
Earth's entire solid body
What is the Geo-sphere
100
the rigid layer in the crust and uppermost mantle
What is the lithosphere
100
Ball shaped with all points on surface equal distance from the center
What is a sphere
100
the force that made Earth into a sphere
What is gravity
200
an area with low relief and low elevation
What is a plain
200
a llama belongs to Earth's _____.
What is in the the biosphere
200
land crust
What is continental crust
200
The amount of mass in a material per unit volume
What is density
200
a cloud of gas ice and dust
What is a nebula
300
an area with low relief and elevation
What is a mountain
300
a layer of gases surrounding Earth
What is the atmosphere
300
the thinnest, most dense part of the crust.
What is the oceanic crust
300
a topographic feature formed by processes that shape Earth's surface
What is a land form
300
the plasticy layer within the mantle
What is the asthenosphere
400
a term used to describe the shape of a geographic area
What is topography
400
all water on Earth belongs to Earths _____.
What is the Hydrosphere
400
Give hints to scientists about Earth's interior
What are wells and mines
400
the brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth
What is the crust
400
the hottest, most dense layer in Earth's interior
What is the core
500
a region that most of New Jersey is a part of
What is Atlantic coastal region
500
A cave belongs to Earth's _____.
What is geosphere
500
earthquake waves are analyzed for _____.
What is used for studying Earth's interior
500
the force that each object exerts on every other object because of their masses
What is gravity
500
formed when forces within Earth uplift rock layers or cause collisions between Earth's crust
What is a plateau
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