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Core
Mantle
Magma
Asthenosphere
Innermost zone. Dense mass made up of nickle and iron. Solid i…
Above core. Molten rock
Molten Rock
Located in the outer part of mantle, made of semi-molten, flex…
Core
Innermost zone. Dense mass made up of nickle and iron. Solid i…
Mantle
Above core. Molten rock
Unit of time (Largest to smallest)
Procaryotes
Eucaryotes
When did Earth form?
Eon -> Eras -> Periods -> Epochs -> Stages
Organisms whose cells lack a membrane-bound nucleus. Ex: Bacte…
Organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and other structures (…
4.6 billion years ago
Unit of time (Largest to smallest)
Eon -> Eras -> Periods -> Epochs -> Stages
Procaryotes
Organisms whose cells lack a membrane-bound nucleus. Ex: Bacte…
salination
phytoremediation
bioremediation
anticline
salt contamination of water or soils. This can occur due to er…
cleaning up polluted soils by the use of plants absorption of…
cleaning up polluted soils by the use of bacteria eating of co…
an upward fold in the rock profile
salination
salt contamination of water or soils. This can occur due to er…
phytoremediation
cleaning up polluted soils by the use of plants absorption of…
Unit of time (Largest to smallest)
Procaryotes
Eucaryotes
When did Earth form?
Eon -> Eras -> Periods -> Epochs -> Stages
Organisms whose cells lack a membrane-bound nucleus. Ex: Bacte…
Organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and other structures (…
4.6 billion years ago
Unit of time (Largest to smallest)
Eon -> Eras -> Periods -> Epochs -> Stages
Procaryotes
Organisms whose cells lack a membrane-bound nucleus. Ex: Bacte…
Subduction
Core
Mantle
Asthenosphere
Heavy ocean plate melts at mantle
Innermost zone of earth, solid inner, molten nickel and iron o…
Surrounds core, solid rock
Mantle, slowly flowing rock
Subduction
Heavy ocean plate melts at mantle
Core
Innermost zone of earth, solid inner, molten nickel and iron o…
two causes of seasons
low pressure= what type of weather
high pressure= what type of weather
differences in air pressure causes...
revolution around sun and tilt
warm and wet
cool and dry
wind
two causes of seasons
revolution around sun and tilt
low pressure= what type of weather
warm and wet
Core
Mantle
Magma
Asthenosphere
Innermost zone. Dense mass made up of nickle and iron. Solid i…
Above core. Molten rock
Molten Rock
Located in the outer part of mantle, made of semi-molten, flex…
Core
Innermost zone. Dense mass made up of nickle and iron. Solid i…
Mantle
Above core. Molten rock
Core
Mantle
Magma
Asthenosphere
Innermost zone. Dense mass made up of nickle and iron. Solid i…
Above core. Molten rock
Molten Rock
Located in the outer part of mantle, made of semi-molten, flex…
Core
Innermost zone. Dense mass made up of nickle and iron. Solid i…
Mantle
Above core. Molten rock
P Waves
S Waves
Haiti
Tohoku Earthquake
Body waves that travel through the Earth; expansion or contrac…
Body waves that travel along the surface; move vertically or h…
Site of a 2010 earthquake that killed 200,000 people and destr…
2011 Japan earthquake of 9.0 magnitude that caused an ensuing…
P Waves
Body waves that travel through the Earth; expansion or contrac…
S Waves
Body waves that travel along the surface; move vertically or h…
Eon Era Period Epoch Stages
Superposition
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Order from longest to shortest: ... Era Epoch Period Stages Eon
The lower layers of rock are older than the upper ones
Era of humans
Era of dinosaurs and birds
Eon Era Period Epoch Stages
Order from longest to shortest: ... Era Epoch Period Stages Eon
Superposition
The lower layers of rock are older than the upper ones
Earth Systems
Earth
Theory of Plate Tectonics
divergent
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solid core, liquid core, outer core, mantle, crust (oceanic an…
plates move because of convection currents under the surface
plates move away... sea floor spreading
Earth Systems
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Earth
solid core, liquid core, outer core, mantle, crust (oceanic an…
Conservation
Preservation
Keystone species
Indicator species
allowing the use of resources in a responsible manner
setting aside areas and protecting them from human activities
species whose role in an ecosystem are more important than oth…
species that serve as early warnings that an ecosystem is bein…
Conservation
allowing the use of resources in a responsible manner
Preservation
setting aside areas and protecting them from human activities
superposition
continental crust
oceanic crust
mantle
The principle that any given rock layer is probably older than…
Extends from surface of Earth down to 20-30 miles. Continental…
Extends down from the surface of the Earth to 7 miles. Crust i…
Contains most of Earth's mass. Composed of iron, magnesium, al…
superposition
The principle that any given rock layer is probably older than…
continental crust
Extends from surface of Earth down to 20-30 miles. Continental…
core
mantle
crust
asthenosphere
the innermost zone of the planet of nickel and iron
above the core containing magma
the outermost layer of the planet
the outer part of the mantle, composed of semi-molten rock
core
the innermost zone of the planet of nickel and iron
mantle
above the core containing magma
fossil fuels
renewable resource
non-renewable resource
nuclear fission
a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological p…
an organic natural resource which can replenish to overcome us…
A resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced b…
a nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits spontaneous…
fossil fuels
a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological p…
renewable resource
an organic natural resource which can replenish to overcome us…
Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Material on the ocean floor, it is very dense because it is cr…
Material that makes up land masses, it is buoyant and made up…
Thin outer shell of earth
Molten rock that is melted and flows when under pressure
Oceanic Crust
Material on the ocean floor, it is very dense because it is cr…
Continental Crust
Material that makes up land masses, it is buoyant and made up…
Igneous
Melting and Cooling
Intrusive Igneous
Extrusive Igneous
having solidified from lava or magma
the process that turns any rock into magma or to become less h…
magma that solidifies while still inside of the Earth's crust…
when magma explodes or flows to the surface of the earth and t…
Igneous
having solidified from lava or magma
Melting and Cooling
the process that turns any rock into magma or to become less h…
salination
phytoremediation
bioremediation
anticline
salt contamination of water or soils. This can occur due to er…
cleaning up polluted soils by the use of plants absorption of…
cleaning up polluted soils by the use of bacteria eating of co…
an upward fold in the rock profile
salination
salt contamination of water or soils. This can occur due to er…
phytoremediation
cleaning up polluted soils by the use of plants absorption of…
core (of the Earth)
mantle
asthenosphere
lithosphere
Made of molten iron and nickel, contains an inner and outer pa…
the liquid underneath the crust that moves the tectonic plates
the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere,…
the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and…
core (of the Earth)
Made of molten iron and nickel, contains an inner and outer pa…
mantle
the liquid underneath the crust that moves the tectonic plates
geologic time scale
core
inner core
outer core
Earth's time scale; eon > era > period > epoch
innermost zone of the earth
-inner part of the core... -solid... -composed mostly of iron(Fe) &…
-outer part of the core... -semi-solid... -composed mostly of iron(F…
geologic time scale
Earth's time scale; eon > era > period > epoch
core
innermost zone of the earth
Tectonic Plates
Continental Drift Theory
Divergent
Convergent
Various-sized areas of the earth's lithosphere that move slowl…
Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of continental drift,…
Areas where the earth's lithospheric plates move apart in oppo…
Areas where the earth's lithospheric plates move together
Tectonic Plates
Various-sized areas of the earth's lithosphere that move slowl…
Continental Drift Theory
Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of continental drift,…
Precipitation
evaporation
condensation
transpiration
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's s…
The change of a liquid to a gas; the sun heats energy up and t…
Gas to Liquid; gas gets colder and changes back to liquid , fo…
Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant gives of purif…
Precipitation
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's s…
evaporation
The change of a liquid to a gas; the sun heats energy up and t…
Hydroponics
Leaching
Weathering
Weathering agent
Refers to plants grown in nutrient solutions
Water carries soluble compounds and soil components from the u…
Process of breaking rocks apart and removing minerals
The chemical and physical forces that break rock apart
Hydroponics
Refers to plants grown in nutrient solutions
Leaching
Water carries soluble compounds and soil components from the u…
Core
Mantle
Magma
Asthenosphere
Innermost zone. Dense mass made up of nickle and iron. Solid i…
Above core. Molten rock
Molten Rock
Located in the outer part of mantle, made of semi-molten, flex…
Core
Innermost zone. Dense mass made up of nickle and iron. Solid i…
Mantle
Above core. Molten rock
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Basin
Geosphere
Layer of gases surrounding a planet
The water on the earth's surface
A natural depression in the surface of the land often with a l…
The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer…
Atmosphere
Layer of gases surrounding a planet
Hydrosphere
The water on the earth's surface