Ch. 3 Key Terms

Question 1

geosphere

Answer 1

is one of the regions of matter underneath the earths crust

Question 2

hydrosphere

Answer 2

combined mass of water

Question 3

crust

Answer 3

the hard outer layer of the earth

Question 4

mantle

Answer 4

another layer of the planets inner body/planetary body

Question 5

core

Answer 5

is the most innermost geological layer of the earth

Question 6

lithosphere

Answer 6

outer most shell an is the natural satellite defined by rigid mechanical properties

Question 7

asthenosphere

Answer 7

upper layer of the earths mantle

Question 8

tectonic plate

Answer 8

theory of all the countries united once then split apart

Question 9

chemical

Answer 9

a compound/substance that has been purified

Question 10

weathering

Answer 10

breaking down rocks making them smaller and smoother

Question 11

erosion

Answer 11

the surface of the earth processing

Question 12

atmosphere

Answer 12

is the layer of gases near the ozone layer

Question 13

troposphere

Answer 13

lowest region of the atmosphere

Question 14

ozone

Answer 14

colorless unstable gas with a pungent odor

Question 15

radiation

Answer 15

a transmission of energy

Question 16

conduction

Answer 16

heat or electricity gets transmitted through a substance

Question 17

convection

Answer 17

movement caused within fluid due to heat

Question 18

greenhouse effect

Answer 18

heat is trapped close to the surface of the earth

Question 19

water cycle

Answer 19

how water evaporates

Question 20

evaporation

Answer 20

turning liquid into vapor

Question 21

condensation

Answer 21

vapor back into water

Question 22

precipitation

Answer 22

any water vapor that falls aka rain

Question 23

salinity

Answer 23

saltiness amount of salt in water

Question 24

fresh water

Answer 24

naturally occurring water now brackish or salt water

Question 25

biosphere

Answer 25

regions of the surface of the earth

Question 26

stratosphere

Answer 26

the layer of earths atmosphere