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System that includes Earth’s interior and rocks and soil on the surface
Geosphere
Water cycle
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and infiltration
What causes water to move between the earth’s surface and the atmosphere
Evaporation and precipitation
Where does most of the water in the atmosphere come from
Evaporated ocean water
Very large wave caused by an underwater earthquake that pushes water far inland
Tsunami
How is climate different from weather
Climate is the long-term average weather in a particular region while weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
Where do most earthquakes occur
Where two or more edges of tectonic plates interact
Layer of the atmosphere where most ozone gas is located
Stratosphere
What do greenhouse gases do
Trap heat near the earth’s surface
How does the ozone gas help us
Absorb harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun
Weather instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
Barometer
Where is most fresh water located
Ice sheets and glaciers
Landforms formed by erosion
Gullies, Valleys, and Canyons
The crust and upper part of the mantle
Lithosphere
Four things caused by the movement of tectonic plates
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, mountains, ocean trenches
What two things determine the types of animas that are able to live I a terrestrial biome
Climate and vegetation
Breaking down of rock by physical, chemical, or biological activity
Weathering
Ocean zone where the ocean meets the shore
Intertidal Zone
Landforms formed by deposition
Sand dune, Beaches, Moraines, Deltas, and Sandbars
What weather is predicted when the atmospheric pressure is falling
Overcast or Stormy weather
Layer of the atmosphere where all weather occurs
Troposphere
What percent of earth’s water is found in oceans and seas
97
What weather is predicted when the atmospheric pressure is rising
Fair weather
Climate with high temperatures throughout the year
Tropical climate
Movement of rock and soil to new locations
Erosion