geo Flashcards
evaporation
liquid converted into vapor
theory of plate tections?
it is the scientific theory that attempts to explain why the earths crust acts the way it does and produces the landforms we see on the earths surface
types of plate boudaries?
divergent,convergent and transforms
difference between instructive and extrusive?
maga is a mixture of molten rock gases and liquids and is formed in the mantel.
As it pass through the crust most of it cools before reaching the surface, this form instructive features. if magma reaches the earths surfce it forms extructive
codensation
vapor converted into water droplets
precipitataion
water falling from the atmosphere
transpiration
plants loose water through leaves
evapotranspiration
loss of water from the land by evoporation and transpiration
infiltration
the process by which water enters the soil
percolation
the process by which water moves downwaards through the soil