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Earth Vocab 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | Atmosphere: the layer of gases that surround the Earth |
| Geosphere: | Geosphere: the solid portion of the Earth that includes the crust, mantle, outer and inner core |
| Hydrosphere: | Hydrosphere: all the waters on earth’s surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes water over earth’s surface including clouds |
| Biosphere: | Biosphere: the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of earth that are occupied by living organisms |
| Greenhouse gases: | Greenhouse gases: is a gas in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits thermal energy; greenhouse gases include: carbon dioxide, |
| Nitrogen: | Nitrogen: most abundant permanent gas in the atmosphere (78% of atmosphere consists of Nitrogen) |
| Oxygen: | Oxygen: second most abundant permanent gas in the atmosphere (21% of atmosphere consists of Oxygen) Carbon dioxide: variable gas found in the atmosphere |