Atmosphere
Geosphere
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Vocabulary
Spheres
100
The higher the altitude, the (higher/lower) the atmospheric pressure
Lower
100
What forms igneous rock?
Magma/lava cooling
100
What is wind?
The movement of air
100
relating to the sun
solar
100
All the gas and air around the earth
Atmosphere
200
Second layer of the atmosphere (D)
Stratosphere
200
What processes form metamorphic rocks?
Heat and pressure
200
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What type of tectonic plate boundary is this?
Divergent
200
force exerted by air on a given area
atmospheric pressure
200
All the water above, below and on the earth
The hydrosphere
300
Third layer of the atmosphere (C)
Mesosphere
300
What type of tectonic plate boundary is this?
Transform
300
What type of tectonic plate boundary is this?
Convergent
300
the height of something above sea level
altitude
300
What sphere is the rock cycle part of?
Geosphere
400
The fourth layer of the atmosphere (B)
Thermosphere
400
What process forms sedimentary rocks?
Compaction & Cementation
400
What is it called when the leeward side of a mountain receives less rain and has little vegetation?
A rain shadow
400
the distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees
latitude
400
What sphere are humans a part of?
Biosphere
500
What is the composition of the atmosphere?
~80% nitrogen, ~20% oxygen, >1% other trace gases such as carbon dioxide
500
What is the name of the theory that states that the lithosphere is divided into large plates that float on the liquid mantle?
Theory of Plate Tectonics
500
How much of the earth's water is saltwater?
97%
500
sediment released by wind or water that settles on the ground
deposition
500
What is another name for the geopsphere?
The lithosphere