Geosphere
The organic material in soil is called what?
Humus
A body of water where the river meets the ocean is called a...
estuary
What is the hydrosphere?
all water on Earth, whether liquid, solid, or gas
A mineral containing metal
ore
A thick ice sheet that slowly moves under its own weight
glacier
The remains or impression of living things, usually preserved in sedimentary rock is a...
Fossil
Underwater plains that border continents are called...
continental shelf
An enormous wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor is a...
Tsunami
sedimentary rock formed from the remains of living things instead of minerals
coal
plate tectonics
A term evolutionists use to describe a "missing link" between two kinds of animals to show how one kind of animal could have turned into another kind of animal is called a...
An underwater valley where the oceanic crust seems to be separating is a...
rift
A large stream that moves through the ocean is a...
ocean current
vaporous fossil fuel
natural gas
igneous rock
What is geology?
The study of the earth
A high ridge that separates two river systems is a...
drainage divide
The process in which sediments are transported along the coast with the current is...
Longshore drift
thick, dark liquid called crude oil
petroleum
Rock changed in form by heat and pressure
metamorphic rock
What are the three layers of the earth in order from outer to inner?
Crust, mantle, core
A low area of land near the coast that floods with the tide is a
salt marsh
An opening in the ocean floor that releases hot, mineral rich water is a...
hydrothermal vent
use of plant and animal products to create alternative fuel
biofuel
Tectonic plate activity in which heavier plates are believed to have slid under lighter plates is called...
subduction