| Term | Definition |
|---|
| geosphere | the solid part of the earths surfac that consist of rock, air and water and living things that react with each other |
| crust | the outer layer of the earth which is solid and brittle and is made of light weight materials |
| mantle | layer of the earth this directly below the crust makes up 64% of the ss of the Earth |
| core | the earth's inner most layer and is composed of the densest elements |
| lithosphere | the coll rigid outermost layer of the Earth which is made up of the crust |
| asethenosphere | the solid plastice layer of the mantle between the mesosphere and the lithosphere |
| mesosphere | the lower layer of the mantle |
| outer core | the outer shell of the earth's core |
| inner core | a sphere of solid nickel and rion at the center fothe Earth |
| tectonic plates | the lithosphere is divided into 10 pieces the glide across the underlying asthenosphere |
| ring of fire | contains nearly 75% of the world's active volcanoes that are on land |
| Mount ST Helens | a a volcanoe that erupt in the USA in Washington State in 1980 |
| erosion | the removal and transport of surface materials |
| atmosphere | a mixture of gases that surround the earths surface |
| troposhpere | the atmospheric layer nearest the earth's surface |
| stratosphere | the layer of the atmosphere that lies directly above the troposhere |
| mesophere | the layer of the atmosphere that lies directly above the stratosphere |
| thermosphere | the layer of the atmosphere that is the furtherest from the earth's surface |
| ozone | a molecule that is made up of the three oxygen atoms that absorbs UV radiation |
| Radiation | the transfer of energy across space and the atmosphere |
| conduction | transfer of energy with object in direct conduct |
| convection | the transfer on energy by currents |
| greenhouse effect | the process by which gases trap heat near the earth's sruface |
| water cycle | the continuous movement of water into the air, onto land adn then back to water sources |
| biosphere | a very narrow layer around the earths surface that support life |
| hydrosphere | a layer that contains all water on or near the earth's sruface |
| evaporation | the process by which liquid water is heated by the sun and then rises into the air as water vapor |
| condensation | the process by water vapors from watter droplets on dust particles |
| procipitation | the process by which water droplets from larger droplets and returns to the earth's surface |
| salinity | the concentration of all the dissolved salts in the oceans |
| fresh water | water that does not contain salt and makes up about 3% of all water |
| tributaries | smaller river and streams that feed into larger ones |
| aquifer | a rock layer that stores and allows the flow of ground eater |
| recharge zone | the surface of the land where water enters aquifer |
| groundwater | water that trickles down through the ground and rocks |
| close system | energy enters the system but matter doesnt |
| open system | both mater and energy enters the system |
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