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... _____ 11. The part of Earth that contains the air we breathe is called the a. hydrosphere. c. geosphere. b. atmosphere. d. envirosphere. _____ 12. The thin outermost layer of the solid Earth is called the a. asthenosphere. c. outer core. b. mantle. d. crust. _____ 13. An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 ...
... _____ 11. The part of Earth that contains the air we breathe is called the a. hydrosphere. c. geosphere. b. atmosphere. d. envirosphere. _____ 12. The thin outermost layer of the solid Earth is called the a. asthenosphere. c. outer core. b. mantle. d. crust. _____ 13. An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 ...
Quiz Study Guide Interior of Earth
... Define and list in order the layers of the Earth based on composition. (What is the chemical makeup of each layer? Example: the core is made of iron and nickel.) ...
... Define and list in order the layers of the Earth based on composition. (What is the chemical makeup of each layer? Example: the core is made of iron and nickel.) ...
Chapter 2
... Closed System – energy can enter or exit but matter does not enter or leave. Open System – energy and matter can leave or enter the system. ...
... Closed System – energy can enter or exit but matter does not enter or leave. Open System – energy and matter can leave or enter the system. ...
Landforms Study Guide
... sandstone, and coal), using a rock classification key. make plausible inferences about changes in Earth over time based on fossil evidence. This includes the presence of fossils of organisms in sedimentary rocks of Virginia found in the Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain/Tidewater. ...
... sandstone, and coal), using a rock classification key. make plausible inferences about changes in Earth over time based on fossil evidence. This includes the presence of fossils of organisms in sedimentary rocks of Virginia found in the Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain/Tidewater. ...
YEAR 7 SCIENCE HOMEWORK /YOU ARE A SCIENTIST 1
... The lithosphere is the outside layer of the Earth. It consists of pieces of crust, called plates, which move very slowly over the surface of the Earth. The lithosphere is made of solid rock. The continents are part of these plates. The asthenosphere is the part of the Earth which moves the plate ...
... The lithosphere is the outside layer of the Earth. It consists of pieces of crust, called plates, which move very slowly over the surface of the Earth. The lithosphere is made of solid rock. The continents are part of these plates. The asthenosphere is the part of the Earth which moves the plate ...
A View of Earth - Cloudfront.net
... spheres: the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere Hydrosphere – the water portion of Earth Atmosphere – the gaseous portion of a planet; the planet’s envelope of air Geosphere – layer of Earth under both the atmosphere and the oceans Because the geosphere is not uniform, it is divided i ...
... spheres: the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere Hydrosphere – the water portion of Earth Atmosphere – the gaseous portion of a planet; the planet’s envelope of air Geosphere – layer of Earth under both the atmosphere and the oceans Because the geosphere is not uniform, it is divided i ...
Unit 10 vocabulary
... UNIT 10 VOCABULARY (Earth’s Layers) 1) Crust: Thin, outer layer of the Earth, about 10 km thick under the oceans and up to 50 km thick of the continents. 2) Mantle: Largest layer of the Earth, composed of very hot, dense flowing rock found below the crust and above the core. 3) Inner core: Solid inn ...
... UNIT 10 VOCABULARY (Earth’s Layers) 1) Crust: Thin, outer layer of the Earth, about 10 km thick under the oceans and up to 50 km thick of the continents. 2) Mantle: Largest layer of the Earth, composed of very hot, dense flowing rock found below the crust and above the core. 3) Inner core: Solid inn ...
OUR PLANET
... to enough heat and pressure. • The Earth crust is cracked into huge pieces that fit together like a giant puzzle. These pieces are called plates. The oceans and continents (landmasses) lie on the plates, with float on the mantle. The plates that make up the Earth´s crust slowly move and rub against ...
... to enough heat and pressure. • The Earth crust is cracked into huge pieces that fit together like a giant puzzle. These pieces are called plates. The oceans and continents (landmasses) lie on the plates, with float on the mantle. The plates that make up the Earth´s crust slowly move and rub against ...
Archean - University of Hawaii at Hilo
... Differentiation of material in the earth from excessive heat and subsequent melting led to the formation of the Core (0-40 km [up to 70], Mantle (40-2890 km), and Crust (outer 2890-5150, inner 5150-6370 km). Moon Maria (younger, recratering and basalt flows from melting) and Highlands (oldest) No wa ...
... Differentiation of material in the earth from excessive heat and subsequent melting led to the formation of the Core (0-40 km [up to 70], Mantle (40-2890 km), and Crust (outer 2890-5150, inner 5150-6370 km). Moon Maria (younger, recratering and basalt flows from melting) and Highlands (oldest) No wa ...
Layers of the Earth
... 2. hypothesis that the continents have moved 1. largest layer of Earth's surface,composed slowly to their current locations mostly of silicon,oxygen,magnesium,and iron 6. rigid layer of Earth's surface made up of the 2. outermost layer of Earth's surface crust and a part of the upper mantle ...
... 2. hypothesis that the continents have moved 1. largest layer of Earth's surface,composed slowly to their current locations mostly of silicon,oxygen,magnesium,and iron 6. rigid layer of Earth's surface made up of the 2. outermost layer of Earth's surface crust and a part of the upper mantle ...
Quiz # 8
... C) the crust appears to be thinner and weaker, and cannot support the creation and motion of solid plates. D) mantle convection appears to be more vigorous and has broken the lithosphere into a multitude of small plates instead of a few large ones. ...
... C) the crust appears to be thinner and weaker, and cannot support the creation and motion of solid plates. D) mantle convection appears to be more vigorous and has broken the lithosphere into a multitude of small plates instead of a few large ones. ...
Chemical elements
... more elements created (by fusion) most abundant (and important to life) are C and O red giant of sun’s mass will last only a few hundred million years next stage (after Red Giant) depends on mass of star …. our sun: fuel in our sun will eventually run out (another 5 billion years) inner core will co ...
... more elements created (by fusion) most abundant (and important to life) are C and O red giant of sun’s mass will last only a few hundred million years next stage (after Red Giant) depends on mass of star …. our sun: fuel in our sun will eventually run out (another 5 billion years) inner core will co ...
Physics 127 Descriptive Astronomy Homework #12 Key (Chapter 6
... 6-4. Rocks found on the moon are between 3.1 and 4.47 billion years old. By contrast, the majority of the earth's surface is made of oceanic crust that is less than 200 million years old, and the very oldest earth rocks are about 4 billion years old. If the earth and moon are essentially the same ag ...
... 6-4. Rocks found on the moon are between 3.1 and 4.47 billion years old. By contrast, the majority of the earth's surface is made of oceanic crust that is less than 200 million years old, and the very oldest earth rocks are about 4 billion years old. If the earth and moon are essentially the same ag ...
PTYS/ASTR 206 – Section 2 - Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
... #1. Which of the following is NOT a source of Earth’s own internal heat? A) Radioactive decay of elements within the interior B) Accretion of material during Earth’s formation C) Chemical differentiation as heavy material sank to core during its formation D) Incoming Solar radiation #2. The process ...
... #1. Which of the following is NOT a source of Earth’s own internal heat? A) Radioactive decay of elements within the interior B) Accretion of material during Earth’s formation C) Chemical differentiation as heavy material sank to core during its formation D) Incoming Solar radiation #2. The process ...
Spheres glossary quiz - HSIE Teachers
... Disturbances in the earth’s crust that result from the earth’s internal energy and which create physical features, such as mountains, on the earth’s surface ...
... Disturbances in the earth’s crust that result from the earth’s internal energy and which create physical features, such as mountains, on the earth’s surface ...
Long-Term and Short-Term Changes in Climate
... • Long term cycles (over tens and hundreds of thousands of years) occur alternating between ice ages and warmer interglacial periods • Theories on why the climate changes: ▫ Shape of the orbit changes over time ▫ Earth’s tilt changes and wobbles ...
... • Long term cycles (over tens and hundreds of thousands of years) occur alternating between ice ages and warmer interglacial periods • Theories on why the climate changes: ▫ Shape of the orbit changes over time ▫ Earth’s tilt changes and wobbles ...
Chapter 3 Vocabulary
... convection the movement of matter due to differences in density that are caused by temperature variations; can result in the transfer of energy as heat core the central part of the Earth below the mantle; also the center of the sun crust the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mant ...
... convection the movement of matter due to differences in density that are caused by temperature variations; can result in the transfer of energy as heat core the central part of the Earth below the mantle; also the center of the sun crust the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mant ...
Geologic Time PowerPoint
... surface as lava from the interior. Scientists believe the crust was formed by 2.5 billion years ago. The oldest rocks on earth are called Precambrian shield and the one in North America is called the Canadian shield. Two early collisions of continents formed Laurentia and Rodinia. ...
... surface as lava from the interior. Scientists believe the crust was formed by 2.5 billion years ago. The oldest rocks on earth are called Precambrian shield and the one in North America is called the Canadian shield. Two early collisions of continents formed Laurentia and Rodinia. ...
Science study guide for Ch
... 12. At diverging boundaries, two plates move away from each other. 13. The thickest layer of the Earth is called the mantle. 14. At converging boundaries, two plate move toward each other. 15. The only layer of the Earth that is liquid is called outer core. 16. When one plate rides up over another a ...
... 12. At diverging boundaries, two plates move away from each other. 13. The thickest layer of the Earth is called the mantle. 14. At converging boundaries, two plate move toward each other. 15. The only layer of the Earth that is liquid is called outer core. 16. When one plate rides up over another a ...
Planetary Science
... is asteroidal/cometary impact. • This causes small and large craters, and in extreme cases, mass extinctions. • Evidence of cratering is erased by weather, but the earth has been hit about 20 times as much as the moon. ...
... is asteroidal/cometary impact. • This causes small and large craters, and in extreme cases, mass extinctions. • Evidence of cratering is erased by weather, but the earth has been hit about 20 times as much as the moon. ...
