Earth Layers
The thinnest layer of the Earth
Crust
One of the three main rock types. Formed by cooling and solidification of lava.
Igneous Rock
What is this called when water falls down?
Precipitation
What is the layer in the atmosphere that most planes go through.
Stratosphere
Where is the Andes Mountains?
On the South American Plate.
The thickest layer of the Earth.
Mantle
Grains of sand cemented and compacted together. Process called lithification.
How is sandstone formed?
What is this called when water is transpired to clouds from plants?
Condensation
Atmospheric layer that all humans live in.
Troposphere
At what type of boundary do earthquakes occur?
Convergent
The hottest layer of the Earth.
The thermosphere
Sedimentary rock that is composed of fraction amounts of gravel.
Conglomerate
This is what happens when precipitated water runs off of a mountain or cliff.
Surface runoff
800 - 3000 km.
Where most rockets and space stations go to.
Exosphere
What plate boundary does a volcanic island arc occur at?
Oceanic-Continental (OC) Convergent Plate Boundary
What is the outer core?
Liquid about 1300 miles thick
Wears rocks at the Earth's surface down into smaller pieces.
Weathering
This is where the water that runned off of the surface goes.
Groundwater
This is where most storms happen.
Thermosphere
How many tectonic plates are there in the world?
(MAJOR AND MINOR COMBINED)
15
7 major, 8 minor
What is the inner core?
A hot, dense ball of iron.
Rock composed of large angular broken minerals
Breccia
What is this called when water from a lake goes to the clouds?
Evaporation
This is where most shooting stars occur.
Mesosphere
What plate is Mount Everest on?
It is on the convergent plate boundary.