Earths Major Systems Lesson 1 And 2 Flashcards
The layer of gases that surrounded
Atmosphere
Earths water whether found on continents or in oceans including freshwater glaciers lakes rivers and underground
Hydrosphere
The part of the earth in which living things exist and interact
Biosphere
The layers of rock dirt and soil on earth including the mantle core and crust
Geosphere
Earths solid rocky surface
Crust
The layer of earth beneath the crust
Mantle
The central part of earth
Core
The slow movement of the continents over many years
Continental drift
Scientific theory that earths crust is made of moving playes
Tectonic plates
A pattern or crack in the rocks of earths crust where movement can take place
Fault
The atmosphere contains.________________which plants need it to make food
Carbon dioxide
The __________________ protects living things in biosphere
Ozone layer
The _________________ influences whether patterns
Geosphere
A ____________ scientist who examine rocks to find out about earths history and structure
Geologist
A_________________thought earths continent were a giant jigsaw puzzle
Alfred wegener