Earth Systems
what sphere includes all living things?
biosphere
rock formed from lava
igneous
this type of weathering breaks rock without chemistry change
physical weathering
this is a river drainage area
watershed
what type of boundary do plates move apart at?
divergent boundary
what sphere includes all water on Earth?
Hydrosphere
rock formed from heat and pressure
metamorphic
what type of weathering changes the rock chemistry
chemical weathering
the ability of water to move through a substance
permeability
what type of boundary do plates slide past eachother
transform boundary
What sphere includes gases around Earth?
atmosphere
rock formed from sediment
sedimentary
this is the movement of sediment
erosion
how much water a substance can hold
porosity
the point in earth where the earthquake starts
focus
what sphere includes rocks and land?
geosphere
powder color of mineral
streak
this is the dropping of sediment
deposition
underground water storage
aquifer
the surface point above the earthquake
epicenter
what sphere includes human activity
anthroposphere
why is glass not a mineral?
no crystal structure
this type of weathering is when water breaks the rocks chemically
hydrolysis
what type of gas is water vapor
variable gas
which atmospheric layer is the ozone layer in
stratosphere