eo1? Flashcards
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geosphere
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solid part: soil, rocks
2
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hydrosphere
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water
3
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crust
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the most outer layer of the earth, composed of light elements
4
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mantle
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layer beneath the crust
5
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core
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innermost layer of earth
6
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lithosphere
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earth’s outer layer
7
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asthenosphere
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below the lithosphere
8
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tectonic plate
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pieces that compose the lithosphere
9
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erosion
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removal and transport of surface material by wind and water
10
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atmosphere
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earth’s gases
11
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troposphere
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atmospheric layer nearest earths surface
12
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stratosphere
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above the troposphere
13
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ozone
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a molecule made up of 3 oxygen atoms
14
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radiation
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transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves
15
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conduction
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transfer of energy in the form of heat