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Part of planet where all living things are found
(hydrosphere, biosphere, cryosphere)
Biosphere
M (meter)
Measures length
Height above sea level is called
Elevation
Moh's Hardness Scale determines the ______ of a mineral.
(streak, luster, smell, hardness)
Hardness
Vibrations in the ground that result from movement along faults.
Earthquake
A prediction made before testing something
Hypothesis
S (second)
measures TIME
Difference in elevation between highest and lowest parts of an area (Elevation or Relief)
Relief
Particles are carried away from a source by wind and water.
(Erosion or Weathering)
Erosion
Weak spot in Earth's crust where molten material or magma comes to the surface.
Volcano
The ability to do work or cause a change
Energy
K (Kelvin)
Measures TEMPERATURE
The shape of a geographic area
(topography, geology, geometry)
Topography
Rock material that is formed when rocks are broken into smaller pieces.
(sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic)
Sedimentary
When groundwater is heated by a nearby body of magma and rises to the surface to create these.
Hot Spring
(Mountain, Plateau, Plains)
Plateau
Kg (kilogram)
Measures the MASS
What has the longitude and latitude of 0 degrees?
Equator
(igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic)
Metamorphic
When magma reaches the Earth's surface it is called _____.
Lava
The process that breaks down rock and other substances on Earth's surface is called (erosion/weathering).
Weathering
mol (mole)
Measures AMOUNT OF SUBSTANCE
The imaginary line between North and South poles that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
(compass, equator, prime meridian, Texas)
Equator
One way minerals form is by crystallization of cooling (water/magma).
Magma
Geyser