Earth's Layers
What is the outermost layer of the earth called?
The Crust
Rocks are ______ changing
Always
The Sphere of Earth that contains all life on Earth is called what?
Biosphere
A bird landing on a rock
Bio x Geo
All matter is composed of what?
Atoms
Which layer contains 80% of Earth's Volume?
The Mantle
What are the names of the tiny pieces of rock that get weathered, eroded, deposited, compacted and cemented into sedimentary rock?
Sediments
Glaciers are a part of which of Earth's Spheres?
Hydrosphere
A river weather a boulder
Hydro x Geo
What is the force that resists motion?
Friction
Which two elements make up the majority of Earth's core?
Iron and Nickel
What is the name of the type of rock that is exposed to intense heat and pressure but never melted?
Metamorphic Rock
The soil that plants grow in is a part of which of Earth's Spheres?
Geosphere
Wind stirring up a sandstorm in the desert?
Atmo x Geo
What creates the tides on Earth?
The Moon/The Gravitational Pull of the Moon
Which layer is composed of the Asthenosphere, the Upper Mantle and the Crust?
Lithosphere
Which type of rock is made from cooled magma or lava?
Igneous
What is the greek word for Vapor or Air?
Atmo
Hydro x Geo x Atmo
What causes seasons on earth?
The tilt of the axis
Which boundary layer is named after a Croatian seismologist?
Mohorovičić discontinuity or the Moho
What type of igneous rock cooled and hardened under the surface of Earth?
Intrusive
What is the outermost layer of the Atmosphere called?
Exosphere
A dead whale decaying in the ocean
Bio x Hydro
What is the approximate tilt of Earth's Axis?
23/23.5/24 degrees.