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Earth Chapter 2
Layers and structures of the Earth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What sphere of Earth Science includes the water and its role? | Hydrosphere |
| What sphere of Earth Science includes all the gases and activity in the air? | Atmosphere |
| What sphere of earth science includes life and the interaction of all species on Earth? | Biosphere |
| What sphere of Earth Science includes all the land, rocks and inorganic substances in Earth? | Geosphere |
| The frozen water on earth, part of the hydrosphere usually. Includes snow, glaciers | Cryosphere |
| What is the surface layer of the Earth, consisting of brittle rocks. There are two types, the continental and oceanic. | Crust |
| What is the thickest layer of the Earth? It is below the crust and plastic or putty like. | Mantle |
| What is the solid center layer of the Earth made mostly of Iron and Nickel? | Inner Core |
| What is the liquid metal layer of the Earth that causes the magnetic poles when Iron moves in it? | Outer Core |
| What is the Layer of the Earth that is brittle, consisting of the crust and upper mantle to form the tectonic plates? | Lithosphere |
| What is the layer of the Earth that is plastic, directly below the tectonic plates? | Athenosphere |
| What sphere is created by the movement of iron in the outer core? It protects the Earth from dangerous sun particles. | Magnetosphere |
| What type of crust is dense, thin, and rich in iron and magnesium? | Oceanic |
| What type of crust is thick, less dense (than the other type) and rich in Silicon and Oxygen? | Continental |
| What force pulled the gases and rocks together to form the Earth and Sun? | Gravity |
| Scientific evidence can be Direct or Indirect. Which type of evidence has been used to learn about the Earth's interior? What specifically gave this evidence? | Indirect (earthquakes, deep mines and wells) |
| Scientific evidence can be Direct or Indirect. Which type of evidence would it be if you could have SEEN the big bang or formation of the earth? | Direct |
| What are the changes in elevation within a landform called? | Relief |
| What is the height above or below sea level called? | Elevation |
| What is the shape and description of a geographic area (or landform) called? | Topography |
| What landform has low relief but higher elevation? (is raised above sea level but is flat) | Plateau |
| What landform has low elevation and low relief (sea level and flat)? | Plain |
| What landform has high elevation and high relief (above sea level and lots of changes in height)? | Mountain |
| What is the amount of matter (mass) in a given volume called? (the amount of 'stuff' in a sample of a certain size, g/mL) | Density |
| What element caused the magnetic field in the earth? | Iron |
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