Earth's Systems
Earth's four systems
What is geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere?
The four main layers of the Earth
What is crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core?
When tectonic plates move towards each other
What is convergent boundary?
These rocks are formed by volcanic eruptions
What is igneous rocks?
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
What is weathering?
This system focuses on all the rocks located on Earth
What is the geosphere?
This layer is considered "the skin" of Earth
What is the crust?
What is divergent boundary?
These are formed by sediments compressing together over a long period of time
The process by which sediments are loosened and carried away
What is erosion?
People are part of this system
What is the biosphere?
When this spews out of a volcanic eruption it becomes lava
What is magma? Or molten rock?
When tectonic plates slide past each other
What is transform boundary?
These rocks are formed by great heat, pressure, and existing rocks
What are metamorphic rocks?
The process by which sediments are dropped somewhere else
The water cycle is part of this system
What is the hydrosphere?
It is so hot and there is so much pressure here that is is solid
What is inner core?
Tectonic plates are found here
What is Earth's crust? Lithosphere?
Sediments are
What is small pieces of rock?
When plants grow in sidewalks this is an example of these two spheres interacting with each other
What is biosphere and geosphere?
Two of Earth's systems that interact when the wind is carrying sediments to another location
What is the atmosphere and geosphere?
What is the outer core?
Tectonic plates move this much every year
What is 2 cm? Very slowly?
Metamorphic rocks are found here
What is Earth's crust?