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Geosphere
Plate Tectonics
Volcanoes
Atmosphere
Greenhouse Effect
100
What are the three compositional layers of the inner Earth?
Crust Mantle Core
100
Give another name for tectonic plate.
Lithospheric plate
100
Name the three kinds of volcanoes.
Cone crater shield
100
What are the two domanite gasses in our atmosphere?
Nitrogen Oxygen
100
Sunlight coming into a planets atmosphere but cant get out is called the........
Greenhouse Effect
200
Is the core of the Earth Liquid or solid? Please explain.
Solid. The intense pressure from gravity keeps the molten metal from liquefying.
200
What are two plate boundaries coming together called?
Convergent plate boundaries
200
At what geological location are volcanoes found?
Plate Boundaries
200
What is the protective layer in the atmosphere that protects us from harmful U. V. rays.
Ozone Layer
200
Name three greenhouse gases.
Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, ozone
300
The solid upper mantle and the crust combine together to form the.........
Lithosphere
300
Boundaries moving apart are called...
Divergent plate boundaries
300
Can volcanoes happen at divergent plate boundaries?
Yes.
300
What layer of the atmosphere do we live?
Troposphere
300
What kind of light gets trapped by greenhouse gases?
Infrared, long wave.
400
What molten layer does the lithosphere float on top of?
Asthenosphere
400
What was the name of the supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago?
Pangia
400
What is the name of the giant arc of volcanoes in the Pacific ocean?
Ring of Fire
400
In what layer of the atmosphere do we live?
Troposphere
400
What layer of the atmosphere is the Ozone layer found?
Stratosphere
500
What is the process that drives the Earths heat at the core?
Radioactive decay.
500
What is the name of the plate that we live on?
North American Plate
500
Can volcano form from separation of plate boundaries?
Yes
500
What layer of the atmosphere is in outer space?
Exosphere
500
What is the man-made greenhouse gas called?
Chlorofluorocarbons CFC'S