Callahan - Chapter 3 Vocab

Chapter 3 Vocab & General Questions

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What is the solid part of the Earth that consists of all rock, along with the soils and loose rocks on Earth's surface?

Geosphere

What is Earth's thin outer layer, which is composed almost entirely of light elements?

Crust

What is the layer beneath the crust, which makes up 64% of the mass of the Earth?

Mantle

What is Earth's innermost layer?

Core

What is Earth's outer layer and is divided into huge pieces called tectonic plates?

Lithosphere

What is the plastic solid layer of the mantle layer beneath the lithosphere?

Asthenosphere

What are plates gliding across Earth on the the underlying asthenosphere?

Tectonic Plates

What is the removal and transport of surface material called?

Erosion

Earth is surrounded by a mixture of gases known as the?

Atmosphere

What is the atmospheric layer closest to the Earth, extending from the Earth's surface to 18 kilometers?

Troposphere

What is above the troposphere, extending from 18-50 kilometers?

Stratosphere

What is the molecule composed of three oxygen atoms called? [And absorbs the sun's UV energy and warms the air?]

Ozone

What is the transfer of energy across space and the atmosphere?

Radiation

What is the flow of heat from a warmer object to a colder object?

Conduction

What is the transfer of heat by air currents called?

Convection

What is the process in which gases trap heat near the Earth?

Greenhouse Effect

What is the continuous movement of water into the air, onto and, and then back to water sources called?

Water Cycle

What is the process by which liquid water is heated by the sun and raises into the atmosphere as water vapor?

Evaporation

What is the process by which water vapor forms water droplets on dust particles?

Condensation

What is the process of the water cycle in which rain, snow, sleet, or hail, fall from clouds?

Precipitation

What is the concentration of all dissolved salts in water?

Salinity

What is water that can be consumed by humans, and only makes up around 3% of all water on Earth?

Fresh Water

What is the narrow layer around Earth's surface in which life can exist?

Biosphere