Chapter 3 Dynamic Earth

Question 1

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds

Answer 1

precipitation

Question 2

a single, large, interconnected body of water that covers 70% of Earth’s surface

Answer 2

world ocean

Question 3

tiny, liquid droplets found in the atmosphere

Answer 3

aerosols

Question 4

the flow of heat from a warmer object to a colder object when the objects are placed in direct physical contact

Answer 4

conduction

Question 5

vibration caused by slippage along a fault

Answer 5

earthquake

Question 6

the lower thermosphere

Answer 6

ionosphere

Question 7

the process in which liquid water is heated by the sun and then rises into the atmosphere as water vapor

Answer 7

evaporation

Question 8

bottom layer of ocean from base of thermocline to the bottom of the ocean

Answer 8

deep zone

Question 9

Earth’s innermost compositional layer

Answer 9

core

Question 10

smaller streams or rivers that flow into larger ones

Answer 10

tributaries

Question 11

This includes all of the water on or near Earth’s surface

Answer 11

hydrosphere

Question 12

The deepest point on the ocean floor is in the

Answer 12

Pacific Ocean

Question 13

The physical layers of Earth

Answer 13

crust, mantle, core

Question 14

The energy released by an earthquake occurs in the form of

Answer 14

seismic waves

Question 15

The melted rock that forms a volcano is called

Answer 15

magma

Question 16

Wind and water erosion usually affects

Answer 16

mountains, rocks, soil

Question 17

Where is most of the fresh water on Earth is located

Answer 17

icecaps and glaciers

Question 18

Earth’s densest atmospheric layer is

Answer 18

troposphere

Question 19

In equal volumes of ocean water and fresh water, ocean water may be expected to contain more

Answer 19

salts

Question 20

Mechanism of energy transfer through or within Earth’s atmosphere include

Answer 20

radiation, conduction, convection