Geosphere
The outler layer of the geosphere
the crust
rocky
Most of Earth's water found is found here.
the oceans
Salt water is found in these places on Earth.
oceans, seas, gulfs, straits
The globe can act as a ___________ of the spheres on Earth.
model
The inner most layer of the geosphere
inner core
metamorphic
The percentage of the Earth's surface is covered with water.
70-75%
Naturally occurring water that contains little or no salt is called ______________.
fresh water
The sphere that contains all the life on Earth is called the
biosphere
Beneath the crust are the inner and outer _______.
mantles
____________ rock can form at Earth’s surface and below it from melting.
Igneous
Salt and freshwater can be found in
lakes, groundwater, marshes
Most of Earth's fresh water is frozen in __________.
glaciers and polar ice caps
atmosphere
The three types of rock.
Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary
____________ trapped below Earth’s surface can take thousands or even millions of years to cool.
Magma
A place where water collects is called...
reservoir
___________________ occurs when water changes from a gas (water vapor) back to a liquid.
Condensation
Another word for geosphere is ______.
lithosphere
The process of rock changing from one type of rock to another type of rock.
rock cycle
_____________ are rock material that has been broken down into tiny pieces through erosion and/or weathering.
Sediments
Fresh water that has salt in it, but not enough to make it salt water is called...
brackish water
________________ can occur as rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain, or hail.
precipitation
The 3 main steps in the water cycle are
condensation, precipitation, evaporation