Layers of Earth
WHICH LAYER IS KNOWN AS THE PLASTIC LAYER?
ASTHENOSPHERE
WHICH SYSTEM HAS LAYERS OF GASES SURROUNDING THE EARTH?
THE ATMOSPHERE
PLAIN
THE MAGNETIC FIELD PROTECTS EARTH FROM COSMIC RAYS AND CHARGED PARTICLES COMING FROM THE SUN.
EARTHS IS MADE UP OF WHAT PERCENT OF WATER?
AND WHAT PERCENT OF LAND?
70% WATER AND 30% LAND.
WHICH LAYER IS THE BRITTLE ROCKY OUTER LAYER OF EARTH?
CRUST
WHICH SYSTEM IS EARTHS ENTIRE SOLID BODY?
THE GEOSPHERE
WHAT LAND FORM HAS LOW RELIEF AND HIGH ELEVATION?
PLATEAU
HOW IS EARTHS MAGNETIC FIELD PRODUCED?
EARTHS MAGNETIC FIELD IS PRODUCED BY THE MOVEMENT OF MOLTEN MATERIALS IN THE OUTER CORE.
THE WHAT CORE SPINS FASTER THAN THE WHAT CORE?
THE INNER CORE SPINS FASTER THAN THEN OUTER CORE
THE MANTLE
WHICH SYSTEM CONTAINS ALL LIVING ORGANISMS ON EARTH?
THE BIOSPHERE
WHAT LAND FORM HAS HIGH RELIEF AND HIGH ELEVATION?
MOUNTAIN
EARTHS MAGNETIC FIELD CAN...
EARTHS MAGNETIC FIELD CAN REVERSE DIRECTIONS.
WHICH OF EARTHS LAYERS IS MOST DENSE?
THE INNER CORE
WHICH LAYER IS THE CRUST AND UPPERMOST MANTLE INTO A RIGID LAYER?
LITHOSPHERE
WHICH SYSTEM IS EARTHS LIQUID WATER?
THE HYDROSPHERE
... ARE TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES FORMED BY PROCESSES THAT SHAPE EARTHS SURFACE. FILL IN THE BLANK
TRAPPED PARTICLES AND EARTHS MAGNETIC FIELD FOR A WHAT AROUND EARTH?
A SHIELD
HOW OLD IS EARTH AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM?
EARTHS IS AROUND 4.54 BILLION YEARS OLD AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM IS ABOUT 4.6 BILLION YEARS OLD.
WHICH LAYER IS THE DENSE METALLIC CENTER OF EARTH?
THE CORE
WHICH SYSTEM IS FROZEN WATER ON EARTH?
CRYOSPHERE
LANDFORMS CANNOT CHANGE THEY ALWAYS STAY THE SAME SHAPE AND SIZE.
FALSE LANDFORMS CHANGE BY A PROCESS CALLED EROSION.
THE MAGNETIC FIELD ACTS AS A GIANT WHAT?
A GIANT BAR MAGNET
WHICH LANDFORM COVERS THE MOST EARTH?
PLAINS