ch 3

Question 1

geosphere

Answer 1

solid part of earth made of rock as well as soil and loose rocks on earth surface

Question 2

hydrosphere

Answer 2

makes up all the water on or near the earth surface

Question 3

crust

Answer 3

thin layer composed almost entirely of light elements

Question 4

mantle

Answer 4

the layer beneath the crust makes up 68 percent of mass

Question 5

core

Answer 5

innermost layer

Question 6

lithosphere

Answer 6

outer layer

Question 7

asthenosphere

Answer 7

layer beneath lithosphere

Question 8

techtonic plate

Answer 8

parts of lithosphere

Question 9

chemical weathering

Answer 9

wears down rocks

Question 10

erosion

Answer 10

transports the materials else wear

Question 11

atmosphere

Answer 11

mix of gases surrounding earth

Question 12

troposphere

Answer 12

the atmosphere layer near surface

Question 13

stratosphere

Answer 13

above troposphere

Question 14

ozone

Answer 14

molecule made up of 3 oxygen atoms

Question 15

radiation

Answer 15

transfer of energy as electro magnetic waves

Question 16

conduction

Answer 16

transfer energy in form of heat from warm to cool

Question 17

convection

Answer 17

the transfer of energy that takes place when variation in temp move the matter making up air

Question 18

green house affect

Answer 18

the trapping of the sun’s warmth in a planet’s lower atmosphere, due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet’s surface.

Question 19

water cycle

Answer 19

the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere

Question 20

evaporation

Answer 20

Evaporation happens when a liquid turns into a gas

Question 21

condencation

Answer 21

water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.

Question 22

precipitation

Answer 22

the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.

Question 23

salinity

Answer 23

The term “salinity” refers to the concentrations of salts in water or soils. Salinity can take three forms, classified by their causes: primary salinity

Question 24

fresh water

Answer 24

Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid/solid water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids.

Question 25

biosphere

Answer 25

the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.