the earth's crust and the section of the upper mantle that moves with the tectonic plates
lithosphere
10
all the water on the earth's surface, under the ground, and in the air
hydrosphere
10
all the different areas on the earth where life can exist and the living organisms that live there
biosphere
10
the thin outer "skin" of earth; layers of basaltic and granitic rock
crust
10
the slabs of basaltic and granitic rock that rise above the level of the ocean
continents
15
the layer of hot, plastic material below the crust
mantle
10
the molten rock in the earth's mantle
magma
15
the center of the earth that consists of an inner and outer layer
core
10
What two metals are the earth's core most likely made of?
iron and nickel
15
the heat transfer that occurs when particles carry thermal energy as they move from one place to another
convection
15
the theory of when plates crash into and pull apart from one another, releasing energy from the earth's interior and causing earthquakes and volcanoes
plate tectonics theory
15
the violent upheaval resulting in the shift of tectonic plates during the Flod that would have been powerful enough to break apart the supercontinent and set the continents in motion toward their present positions
continental drift
15
two evidences of tectonic activity
faulting and folding
10
deep cracks in the earth's surface where two pieces of land have moved in different directions
