Vocab
Geosphere
atmosphere
hydrosphere
misc.
100
Earth's thin outer layer
What is the crust?
100
the solid part of earth that contains all the rocks, as well as soils and loose rocks on Earth's surface
What is the geosphere?
100
this element makes up the majority of the atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
100
the continuous movement of water into the air, onto land, and then back to water
What is the water cycle?
100
this is how mountains are formed
What is when tectonic plates collide?
200
continents located on these. Glide across asthenosphere
What is tectonic plates
200
from outside to inside, this is the order of the 3 layers of Earth
What is crust, mantle, core?
200
this layer is home to the ozone layer
What is the stratosphere?
200
the three things that happen to water in the water cycle
What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation?
200
this is used to quantify the amount of energy released by an earthquake
What is the Richter Scale?
300
the removal and transport of surface material
What is erosion?
300
most of the geological activity of Earth takes place here
What is the boundary between tectonic plates?
300
ozone protects us from this type of of radiation
What is ultraviolet?
300
smaller streams or rivers that flow into larger ones
What is tributaries?
300
a mountain built from magma that rises from Earth's interior to the surface
What is volcanoes?
400
atmospheric layer closest to Earth's surface
What is the troposphere?
400
the vibrations of Earth's crust caused by the slippage along a fault
What is earthquakes?
400
energy is transferred in Earth's atmosphere by these 3 mechanisms
What is radiation, conduction, convection
400
a rock layer that stores and allows the flow of groundwater
What is aquifer?
400
the area where the majority of active volcanoes reside
What is the ring of fire?
500
the flow of heat from a warmer object to a colder one through direct contact
What is conduction?
500
instead of drilling into Earth, scientists use these to learn about Earth's interior
What is seismic waves?
500
the constant circular cycle of hot air rising and cold air falling in the atmosphere
What is convection current?
500
this is the difference between a closed system and an open system
What is matter leaves and enters in an open system?
500
the largest magnitude Earthquake ever recorded was this magnitude
What is 9.5?
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