Earth's Forces
What is the atmosphere?
the air between the earth and space
What is mechanical weathering?
when rocks or minerals are physically broken down into other pieces
What are divergent plate tectonics movement?
the plates comes apart
what is the hydrosphere?
all the water on earth
What is chemical weathering?
when minerals are changed when they interact with water and air (a chemical reaction happens) example: rust
What is the theory of continental drift?
that all the continents were once connected before they split and drifted apart
what is the biosphere?
What are the 3 types of erosion?
Wind, Water, and Glacial
What is the Ring of Fire?
area where most of the Earth's volcanoes are located (around the rim of the Pacific Ocean)
what is the lithosphere?
the bedrock (solid rock) located at the top of the mantle
What does weathering and erosion make?
soil (dirt)
What are the 2 types of convergent tectonic movements?
collision is when the plates collide, subduction is when once goes under the other
What are the 4 layers of the earth?
inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust
What makes good humus (fertile top soil)?
texture and a good amount of organic compounds
Earthquakes are caused by what tectonic plate movement?
transform