EARTH
What is the molten rock that forms new rock and is found deep inside the earth?
magma
What is the ability to do work?
energy
jWhat is the relatively thin envelope of gases that forms earth's outermost layer?
atmosphere
What is nearly all of earth's mass which includes earth's solid rocks and metals, in addition to other materials?
geosphere
What blast rocks from deep interior of the earth that provides information about the interior of the earth?
volcanoes
What is a layer of solid rock that includes dry land and ocean floor?
crust
What contains all of earth's water?
hydrosphere
What part of earth that contain living organisms?
biosphere
What forces destroy and wear away landmasses, and what processes are examples?
destructive/erosion and weathering
What are the three main parts of the earth?
metal core (inner), solid middle (mantle), rocky outer layer (crust)
What forces shape the land's surface by building up mountains and other landmasses, and what is an example of this force?
constructive/volcanoes
What two main sources of energy drives the earth system?
heat from the sun and heat that comes out of earth as it cools
What are the four main spheres of the earth's system?
atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere
What is the oceanic crust made mostly of?
basalt
What is the continental crust made mostly of?
granite
What two layers if the mantle divided?
lithosphere and asthenosphere
What is the transitional zone of the mantle to the outer core?
mesophere
What is the core made mostly of (metals)?
iron/nickel
How many parts are there to the core and describe what they're made of
outer (liquid)/inner (solid)
What do scientists believe that the movement of the earth's core create?
magnetic field