What is a ball shape with all points on the surface equal distance from the center
Hint- the earth is shaped like it
Sphere
What is the rigid outermost layer of the earth called that includes the uppermost mantle and crust
lithosphere
a topographic feature formed by processes that shape earths surface
LANDFORM
The mass per unit of volume of a substance is its
Density
How long ago was the earth formed?
4.6 billion years ago
What is the brittle rocky outer layer of the earth called?
Crust
What is the partially melted portion of the mantle that is below the lithosphere
Asthenopshere
What has HIGH relief and HIGH elevation
hint-its high in the sky
mountain
What is the formula for density
mass divided by volume
Oceans cover how much of the earths surface?
more than 70%
What it is the THICK middle solid layer of the earth called
Mantle
What is the solid part of the earth
geosphere
What has LOW relief and LOW elevation
PLAIN
flat on the ground
What force gave earth its spherical shape
gravity
What is the correct order of earths layers from surface to center
crust, mantle, core
What is the dense metallic CENTER of the earth called
core
the outerpart of earths magnetic field that interacts with charged particles
magnetosphere
what has LOW relief BUT HIGH elevation
plateau
Which layer of the earth surface melts and is described as plastic
Asthenosphere
Two types of crust
continental crust
oceanic crust
The earths magnetosphere acts like a ______ around the earth
magnet
Which landform covers most of the earths surface
PLAINS