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8th grade Ch. 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| energy | the ability do do work |
| hydrosphere | contains all of Earth's water |
| atmosphere | thin envelope of gasses that surrounds Earth |
| geosphere | most dense part of Earth that includes the crust, mantle, and cores |
| biosphere | part of Earth that contain living things |
| constructive forces | any natural force that builds up Earth's surface |
| destructive forces | any natural process that tears down or wears away Earth's surface |
| weathering | the breakdown of rock into sediment through wind, water, ice, or gravity |
| erosion | process of moving sediments through wind, water, ice or gravity |
| seismic waves | energy carrying waves that travel through Earth during an earthquake |
| pressure | result of a force pushing or pressing on a surface |
| crust | layer of rock that forms Earth's outermost surface |
| basalt | a dark, dense, igneous rock, fine texture, found in oceanic crust |
| granite | light colored, igneous rock that is found in continental crust |
| mantle | layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core |
| inner core | dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth |
| outer core | layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth |
| deposition | dropping off of sediment in a new location |
| uplift | natural process where a portion of the Earth's surface is raised to a higher elevation. |
| magma | molten mixture of rock, gases, and water from the mantle, found underground |
| lava | magma that has reached the surface |
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KimRoush
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