Earth's Layers
What is Earth's innermost layer called?
The Core
landform with LOW relief and LOW elevation
Plains
which system are the layers of gas surrounding Earth?
The Atmosphere
4.6 Billion Years Ago
word that describes the shape of a geographic area
topography
What is the Earth's outermost physical layer called?
The Crust
landform with HIGH relief and HIGH elevation
Mountains
which system contains all living things on Earth?
The Biosphere
what kind of FORCE is the main reason Earth formed?
Gravity
Which spins faster, the inner or outer core?
Inner Core
What is the middle layer of the Earth called?
The Mantle
landform with LOW relief and HIGH elevation
Plateaus
which system is Earth's entire solid body?
TRUE OR FALSE - the Earth is a perfect sphere.
FALSE - Earth is flattened slightly at the poles
Which of the Core's layers is SOLID and which is LIQUID?
Liquid - OUTER CORE
Solid - INNER CORE
The Lithosphere
word that describes the height above sea level
elevation
Which system contains all of the liquid water on Earth?
The Hydrosphere
The more mass an object has, the ___________ the gravitational force
stronger
What do the Crust + Uppermost Mantle have in common to make them the Lithosphere?
Both are brittle and rigid
what is the outer part of the Earth's magnetic field called?
the Magnetosphere
word that describes the difference of elevation of two points
relief
Which system contains all of the frozen water on Earth?
The closer two objects are, the ___________ the gravitational force
stronger
What is the Aesthenosphere? Why is it special?
part of the MANTLE that is so hot is "flows like its plastic"