The layer of very hot but mostly solid rock beneath Earths crust
Mantle
100
matter that organisms need to carry out there life processes
Nutrient
100
What is the thickness of the inner core
1200km
100
A change in state from a liguid to a gas
Evaporation
100
The Earth and all of its organisms and environments
Biosphere
200
The thin layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface on land and in the ocean
Crust
200
An organism that relies on other organisms for energy and nutrients; also called heterotroph
Consumer
200
What is the thickness of the mantle
2900 km
200
The release of water vapor by plants through their leaves
Transpiration
200
All of the rock at and below Earth's surface
Geosphere
300
The layer of Earth below the mantle
Core
300
Fresh water found beneath Earths surface
Ground Water
300
What is the thickness of the outer core
2300 km
300
The return of water from the atmosphere to Earths surface in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail. The process of seperating a solid substance from a solution
Precipitation
300
The thin layer of gases that surrounds Earth
Atmosphere
400
A mountain, island , or continent formed by the collisions and seperations of tectonic plates
Landform
400
The process by which primary producers use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars, releasing oxygen.
Photosynthesis
400
What is the thickness of crust
50 km
400
A change in state from a vapor to a liquid
Condensation
400
A sphere of Earth made up of the hard rock on and just below Earth's surface,the outermost later of both Earth and its geosphere.
Lithosphere
500
The movement and accumulation of eroded soil
Deposition
500
an organism that can capture energy from the sun or from chemicals and store it ; also called autotroph
Primary producer
500
What is crusts state of matter
solid
500
A sponge like formation of rock, sand or gravel, that holds water
Aquifer
500
All of the water-salt water and fresh - water, in the form of liquid ice or vapor- above or below Earths surface and in the atmosphere.