Vocab 1
Sphere
Shaped like a ball, with all points on the surface at an equal distance from the center
Cryosphere
Frozen water
Which layer of the core is solid and spins?
Inner core
What is a seismometer?
Records and reads strength of earthquakes
Which planet is the largest of the solid planets?
Earth
Atmosphere
Layer of gas surrounding Earth
Gravity
The force that every objects exerts on all other objects because of their masses
Low relief and low elevation
What is the difference between continental crust and oceanic crust?
continental-land
oceanic- underwater
Name Earth's 5 Systems
Atmosphere
Geosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Cryosphere
Geosphere
Earth’s entire solid body
Solar Nebula Theory
Gravity was a major contributor into the formation of our solar system
low relief and high elevation
plateau
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
Mantle
Name 3 gases that make up the atmosphere
nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide
Biosphere
All living things on Earth
Elevation
The height above sea level
high relief and high elevation
mountains
What layer of the crust is closest to the crust?
Lithosphere
Which of Earth's spheres are the largest?
Geopshere
Hydrosphere
Water on Earth’s surface, underground, and liquid water in the atmosphere
Relief
Differences in elevation between two locations
What is the magnetosphere?
The magnetic field that protects Earth and humans
What does plastic mean?
so hot that rocks begin to melt and flow
Name Earth's 5 layers
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core