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13 Cards in this Set
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hydrosphere |
All the water on Earth |
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lithosphere |
The solid rock part of Earth, including mountains, valleys, continents, and all of the rock beneath the oceans |
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atmosphere |
The thin layer of air, mostly nitrogen and oxygen, that surrounds the Earth |
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biosphere |
All the living organisms on Earth |
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inner core |
solid layer of iron at Earth's center |
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outer core |
molten metal layer of Earth where convection occurs |
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mantle |
layer of Earth beneath the crust; solid but flexible |
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crust |
thin, brittle outer shell of Earth |
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continental crust |
Layer made up of many different types of rocks |
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oceanic crust |
Layer made of basalt lavas that flow onto the sea floor |
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convection |
the rising and sinking of hotter and cooler materials |
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conduction |
heat flows from warmer objects to cooler objects |
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seismic waves |
waves of energy that radiate out from an earthquake’s focus |
