Earth's Spheres
This sphere includes all organisms and their environments.
What is the BIOSPHERE?
This is the central part of the Earth.
What is the CORE (INNER CORE)?
A mountain has __________ elevation and __________ relief.
What is HIGH and HIGH?
Geosphere
What is a SPHERE?
A lake is an example of this sphere.
What is the HYDROSPHERE?
This belongs to the Earth's geosphere?
a. wolves
b. oceans
c. foxes
d. landforms
What is D. LANDFORMS?
Put these layers of Earth in order from outermost to innermost - inner core, mantle, outer core, crust.
What is CRUST, MANTLE, OUTER CORE, INNER CORE?
This landform has high elevation and low relief.
What is a PLATEAU?
Mountains
What is a landform?
This causes the formation of the different layers of Earth.
What is DENSITY?
Glaciers are part of these two spheres.
What are the CRYOSPHERE and the HYDROSPHERE?
This metal mostly makes up the composition of the Earth's core.
What is IRON?
This is the most common landform found on Earth.
What are PLAINS?
Mantle
What is a LAYER?
The largest layer of Earth.
What is the MANTLE?
This sphere contains the air surrounding the Earth.
What is the ATMOSPHERE?
This layer is responsible for the moving of tectonic plates because it is partially molten.
What is the ASTHENOSPHERE?
This explains how high or low a landform is above or below sea level.
What is ELEVATION?
PLAIN
What is a LANDFORM?
This term describes the shape of an area.
What is TOPOGRAPHY?
Earth's four main spheres are __________________ on each other.
What is DEPENDENT?
The layer of the Earth that is a rigid shell.
What is the LITHOSPHERE?
This is a reason that landforms are not permanent.
What is EROSION or UPLIFT?
Lithosphere
What is a LAYER and a SPHERE? (depending on the context used)
This is the percent of Earth that is covered with oceans.
What is 70%?