sience vocab Flashcards
shaped like a ball, with all points on the surface at an equal distance from the center
SPHERE
earths entire solid body
GEOSPHERE
the force that every object exerts on all other objects because of their masses
GRAVITY
the amount of mass in a material per unit volume
DENSITY
the brittle, rocky outer layer of earth
CRUST
the thick middle layer in the solid part of the earth
MANTLE
the crust and upper most mantle into a rigid layer
LITHOSPHERE
the plastic layer within the mantle
ATHENOSPHERE
the dense metallic center of earth
CORE
the outer part of the magnetic field that interacts with these particles
MAGNETOSPHERE
topographic features formed by process that shape earths surface
LANDFORMS
land forms with a low relief and low elevation
PLAINS
areas with low relief and high elevation
PLATEAU
landforms with high relief and high elevation
MOUNTAINS