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chapter 3

chapter 3 vocabulary

TermDefinition
geosphere the mostsolid, rocky part of earth: extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust
crust thee thin and solid outermost layer of the earth above the manlte
mantle in earth science the layer of rock between the earths crust and core
core the central part of the earth below the mantle also the center of the sun
lithosphere the solid outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
asthenospere the solid plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithospere made of mantle rock that flows ver slowly which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it
tectonic a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle also called litospheric plate
erosion a process in which the materials of earths surface are loosened dissolved or worn away and transported from one place to another by a natural agent such as wind water ice or gravity
atmosphere a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet such as earth
tropospere the lowest layer of the atmosphere in which temperature drops at a constant rate as altitude increses the part of the atmosphere where weather cnditions exist.
ozone a colorless usabletoxic gas with a pungen odr and powerful oxiizing properties e ultiviolet light it differs from normaloxygen ihaving three atoms in its molecle
radiation the emission of energy as electromatic waves or as moving subatomic particles high energy particles that cause ioization
conduction the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmtted through a substance when there is a difference of temerature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions without movement of the material
convection
greenhouse effect
water cycle
evaporation
condensation
salinity
fresh water
biosphere
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