Earth Spheres
What sphere has living things?
Biosphere
What layer do we walk on
The Crust
Where are the oldest rocks found?
Plates that come together
Convergent
A scientist who studies geology
The geosphere is made up of...
Rocks, the earth
What layer is liquid?
The outer core
Where are the youngest rocks found?
Plates that pull apart
Divergent
Geology is the study of...
The earth
The hydrosphere is...
Water
What is the inner core made up of?
Iron
True or false, absolute dating gives an exact age of a rock
True
Plates that slide next to eachother
Transform
Cows Moo Softly....What does the Moo stand for and what variable is it?
Measure, Dependent
What sphere is with air?
Atmosphere
What layer is below the crust?
The mantle
True or False, relative dating gives an exact age of a rock
False
What are some results of plate movements?
Continents moving, earthquakes, volcanos, mountains
Cows Moo Softly, what does Cows stand for and what variable?
Change, Independent
What spheres are interacting when a fish is swimming?
The bio and hydrospheres
Put the layers in order from the surface to the middle: mantle, outer core, crust, inner core
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
The law of ___________ explains how old rocks are at the bottom, new are at the top
Superposition
What is the line of volcanos in the Pacific ocean called?
The Ring of Fire
Cows Moo Softly, what does Softly stand for and what variable?
Same, constant or control