Geosphere
What do all elements of the geosphere have in common?
They are all nonliving
What percent of water is on Earth?
70 - 78%
Name all of the layers of the Atmosphere.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, (Exosphere).
List the layers of the Earth.
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core.
What does the prefix "Geo" mean?
It means Earth or land.
Mountains, valleys, riverbeds, canyons, and volcanoes are all...
Landforms
What layer of the atmosphere contains weather?
Troposphere
What is the outermost layer of the earth, and is where we live?
The crust.
What is meant by "life sphere"?
Biosphere.
The plates under the earth's crust are called
Tectonic plates
The hydrosphere is the part of the earth made up of______?
Water.
The atmosphere is the part of the earth made up of _____?
Air and gases
What is the layer of the earth that moves around the solid core to create Earth's magnetic field?
The outer core.
What does the prefix "Hydro" mean?
It means water.
Mountains, valleys, and volcanoes can be found at these plate boundaries
Convergent and Divergent
Subduction Zones count!
What percent of Earth's waters are freshwater?
3%
What is the layer of the atmosphere that contains ozone?
Stratosphere
Where would you find convection currents in solid and liquid rock ?
Mantel
What does the prefix "Atmo" mean?
It means air.
At a transform boundary you can find the fault and epicenter of an
Earthquake
Where are most of Earth's freshwater supplies located?
Glaciers and polar ice caps.
What is the layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up?
Mesosphere
Where do you find the Earth's continents and oceans?
Crust
What does the prefix "Bio" mean?
It means living.