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Spheres
Layers of the Earth
Plate Tectonics
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Solid part of the Earth that consists of all rock and soil
geopshere
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Consists of rock
Geosphere
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A sphere of solid nickel and iron
Inner core
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True or false: These plates do not glide across the asthenosphere
False
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What are the 2 types of erosion?
Water and wind
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Cool rigid outermost layer of the Earth
Lithosphere
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Consists of water
Hydrosphere
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The middle sphere, lower layer of the mantle
Mesoshpere
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What 3 things do moving tectonic plates cause?
Earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains/vallies
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How can volcanoes eruptions effect global climate change?
Ash and gases block the sun, decreasing temperature
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Outer most layer of Earth that is divided into pieces
Tectonic plates
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Consists of all living organisms
Biosphere
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Uppermost part of the mantle, coolest part
Lithosphere
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What ocean is the "Ring of Fire" located?
Pacific ocean
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How do seismic waves give scientists information about Earth's interior?
The waves change depending on composition of the material
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Removal and transport of surface material
Erosion
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Consists of gases
Atmosphere
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Made of liquid nickel and iron, outer shell
Outer core
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A ________ is a break in the Earth's crust along which blocks of the crust slide against each other
Flaut
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What part of the Earth takes up 64% of its mass?
Mantle
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Thin layer, made of light elements and 1% of the planet's mass
Crust
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The smallest sphere is __________
Biosphere
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Solid plastic layer
Asthenosphere
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The measure of the energy released by an earthquake is called ____________
Magnitude
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Which part of the Earth is composed of the densest elements?
Core