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Science Earth Vocab
Earth Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Bhiosphere | the whole area of Earth where life exists;made up of land (lithosphere),water(hydrosphere) and air (atmosphere) |
Lithosphere | the hard, outermost layer of the earth; made up of the crust and the hard upper part of the mantle |
Atomoshere | a mixture of gases the surronds the earth |
Hydroshere | the surface waters of thye earth and the water vapor in the atmosphere |
Tectonic plates | large slabs of lithosphere that move around on the athenosphere |
stress | amount of force per unit area that is put on a given matiral |
Compression | the type of stress in witch an object is squeezed, as when tectonic plates collide |
Tension | the type of stress in witch forces act to str |