Earth
Earth
Earth
Earth
Earth
100
A group of parts that work together as a whole?
What is system.
100
The ability to do work or cause change.
What is energy
100
The relatively thin layer of gases that form Earth's outermost layer.
What is atmosphere
100
The densest parts of Earth that include the crust, mantle, and core.
What is geosphere
100
The portion of Earth that consists of water in any of its forms.
What is hydrosphere
200
The p organisms.arts of Earth that contain living
What is biosphere
200
Any natural process that builds up Earth's surface.
What is constructive force
200
Any natural process that tears down or wears away Earth's surface.
What is destructive force
200
Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying energy released in an earthquake.
What is seismic wave
200
The force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface.
What is pressure
300
The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface.
What is crust
300
A dark, dense, i, found in oceanic crust.gneous rock with a fine texture
What is basalt
300
A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust.
What is granite
300
The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
What is mantle
300
A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust.
What is lithosphere
400
The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
What is asthenosphere
400
A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth.
What is outer core
400
A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth.
What is inner core
400
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
What is radiation
400
The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid.
What is convection
500
The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another.
What is conduction
500
The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume.
What is density
500
The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another.
What is convection current
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