eo1? Flashcards

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geosphere

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solid part: soil, rocks

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2
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hydrosphere

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water

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3
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crust

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the most outer layer of the earth, composed of light elements

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4
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mantle

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layer beneath the crust

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5
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core

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innermost layer of earth

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6
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lithosphere

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earth’s outer layer

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7
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asthenosphere

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below the lithosphere

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8
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tectonic plate

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pieces that compose the lithosphere

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9
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erosion

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removal and transport of surface material by wind and water

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10
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atmosphere

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earth’s gases

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11
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troposphere

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atmospheric layer nearest earths surface

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12
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stratosphere

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above the troposphere

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13
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ozone

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a molecule made up of 3 oxygen atoms

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14
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radiation

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transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves

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15
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conduction

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transfer of energy in the form of heat

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16
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convection

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transfer of heat by air currents

17
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greenhouse effect

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greenhouse gases absord and reradiate infrared radiation.

18
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water cycle

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evaporation, condensation, precipitation

19
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biosphere

A

lifeeeee

20
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tributaries

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smaller streams of water that flow into larger ones

21
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thermocline

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boundary between warm and cold water

22
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surface currents

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water movement in the ocean thats driven by wind

23
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deep currents

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stream like movements of cold, dense water near the ocean floor