Karteikarten
Science
Karten in diesem Stapel (36)
- 1Outer layer of rock and soil (blue-green)Crust
- 2Layer of rock under heat and pressureMantle
- 3Melted iron and nickel around solid corecore
- 4Melted rock deep within the earthLava
- 5Crack through with which magma escapesVent
- 6where magma collectsMagma chamber
- 7Melted rock that erupts from a volcanoeMagma
- 8Point where stress is releasedEpicenter
- 9Vibrations from the release of this stressFocus
- 10Place where shock waves first reachFocus
- 11Place where shock waves first reachShock waves
- 12The study of the land water, plants, animals, people, and locations of a placegeography
- 13One of the seven large land areas of the worldcontinent
- 14A land region under the control of one governmentcountry
- 15natural outdoor habitat of a plant or animalnational environmemt
- 16National place where a plant or animal livesHabitat
- 17Things such as buildings and roads that people build on the landHuman features
- 18The weather of a place over a one period of timeClimate
- 19The number you get when you add up numbers and then divide the sum by the total amount of numbers; a typical amountaverage
- 20Not excessive or extremetemperate
- 21A weather condition where the air is very moist and uncomfortable to people.Humid
- 22Water that falls to earth as rain or snowPrecipitation
- 23A scientist who studies the history of the earth through rock and formation.Geologist
- 24The material (such as sand and rocks) left behind by water, wind, or a glacierSediment
- 25To wear away the land by wind or water.Erode
- 26A large thick mass of ice built over a long period of time.Glacier
- 27A ridge of high ground between drainage areas.divide
- 28Animals or plants that no longer exist anywhere on the earthExtinct
- 29A place or land division that has certain common characteristics (landforms, weather, etc.)Region
- 30Soil left from a glacier a mixture of clay, sand, and gravelTill
- 31A place set apart to protect animals and plantsPreserve
- 32Name the 3 layers of the earthCrust
Mantle
Core - 33What do geologists do?Study the earth
- 34What is found in the crust besides rock?Oil, gas, and coal
- 35How thick is the mantle1,800 miles thick
- 36Why don't geologists know more about the mantle and core?Drills are not yet able to dig that far into the earth
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