earth's systems Flashcards
1
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abiotic
A
any non-living thing
2
Q
atmosphere
A
a area of gas above the surface
3
Q
bio
A
living
4
Q
biotic
A
living things
5
Q
crust
A
the earths first layer
6
Q
greenhouse gases
A
gases that gets trapped in the earths atmosphere keeping in heat
7
Q
ground water
A
water in the ground
8
Q
lithosphere
A
layers of the earth
9
Q
mesosphere
A
layers of the atmosphere
10
Q
salinity
A
how much salt in the water
11
Q
stratosphere
A
layers of the earths atmosphere
12
Q
tectonic plate
A
plates under the earths surface
13
Q
turbidity
A
cloudiness of a fluid
14
Q
thermosphere
A
outer layer of the atmosphere
15
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troposphere
A
closest layer in the atmosphere to the earth
