Earth Science & Earth's Spheres
This is the study of Earth, its processes, and its place in the universe.
Earth Science
This is the outermost layer of the Earth, where we live.
Crust
These are vibrations of the Earth caused by the sudden release of energy.
earthquakes
This is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.
Weathering
Give the past tense of the verb to go.
Went
This sphere includes all the water on Earth — oceans, rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
Hydrosphere
This is the outermost layer of the Earth, where we live.
Mantle
This is the point underground where an earthquake starts.
Focus
This is when rock particles are moved from one place to another.
Erosion
This is the smallest number that 6 and 8 both divide evenly into (least common multiple)
24
The rocks, mountains, soil, and land make up this sphere.
Geosphere
The theory that Earth’s crust is broken into moving pieces is called this.
Plate Tectonics
This scale measures the strength (magnitude) of an earthquake.
Richter Scale
This is when sediments are dropped and build up in a new location.
Deposition
A polygon with 8 sides is called this.
Octagon
This sphere includes all living things — plants, animals, and humans.
Biosphere
When plates move apart, it’s called this type of boundary.
divergent boundary
This is a mountain that forms when magma erupts to the surface.
Volcano
Wind, water, ice, and gravity are all examples of this.
Agents of Erosion
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Constitution
This is the thin layer of gases that surrounds Earth and makes life possible.
Atmosphere
Mountains form when plates collide at this type of boundary.
Convergent Boundary
This area around the Pacific Ocean is where most volcanoes and earthquakes happen.
Ring of Fire
The Grand Canyon was mostly formed by this process.
Erosion by water
The numbers are 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14. What is the mean?
10