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Science definitions
definitions and 3 questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atmosphere | layer of gases surrounding earth |
| biosphere | layer that includes the parts of earth that is able to support living things:lower atmoshphere,hydrosphere,crust |
| crust | outermostand thinnest layer continental crust=thicker, mostly granite oceanic crust=thinner,mostly basalt |
| hydrosphere | layer of water on the crust; oceans, seas, rivers,lakes, etc |
| inner core | made of solid iron under extreme pressure and extremely hot |
| lithosphere | what sciencetist call the crust and moho |
| mantle | thickestlayer and makes up most of earth's material moves slowly in currents |
| moho | dividing line between crust and athenosphere of mantle |
| outer core | made of mostly iron so hot it's liquid flows slowly in currents |
| how volcanoes change the earth | over time island mountains form from lava flowing out and down |
| how earthquakes change the earth | pressaures beneath crust causes movement along faults |