1.
Solid part of Earth that consists of all rock, as well as the soils and loose rock on Earth's surface _________
2.
makes up all of the water on or near Earth's surface_________________
3.
wears down rocks making them smoother as time passes
4.
Earth is surrounded by a mixture of gases known as the _________________
5.
narrow layer around Earth's surface in which life can exist________________
6.
a little more than 3% of all of the water on Earth is _________________
7.
the concentration of all the dissolved salts water contains _____________
8.
the continuous movement of water into the air, onto land, and then back to water sources_________________________
9.
process by which liquid water is heated by the sun and then rises into the atmosphere____________________
10.
water vapor forms water droplets on dust particles
11.
Earth's thinnest layer______________
12.
layer beneath the crust __________________
13.
Earth's innermost layer______________
14.
the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves_____________
15.
transfer of energy in the form of heat from a warmer object to a colder object _________________________
16.
transfer of energy that takes places when variations in temperature move the matter making up air_________________
17.
Earth's outer layer _____________
18.
Layer beneath the lithosphere ____________________
19.
Lithosphere divided into pieces that glide across the underlying asthenosphere___________________
20.
layer above the troposphere _____________________
21.
atmospheric layer nearest Earth's surface___________________
22.
a molecule made up of 3 oxygen atoms______________________
23.
process that transports materials elsewhere _______________
24.
process where larger droplets fall from clouds as rain_______________________________________
25.
process in which greenhouse gases absorb and reradiate infrared radiation near the Earth____________________
26.
BONUS WORDS --- complete the rest of the words for extra credit on this assignment :)
27.
A way for scientists to learn about Earth's interior________________________
28.
a break in Earth's crust along which blocks of the crust slide relative to one another_______________________
29.
measure of the energy released by an earthquake__________________
30.
a mountain built when magma rises from Earth's interior to its surface __________________
31.
when magma reaches the surface _____________
32.
layer above the stratosphere __________________________
33.
Layer furthest from the Earth's surface_________________________
34.
movement of air in a circular pattern____________________
35.
gases in our atmosphere that trap heat ___________________________
36.
single, large, interconnected body of water________________________
37.
ocean layer 300 to 700 meters deep__________________
38.
streamlike movements of water that occur on or near the surface of the ocean _______________________
39.
smaller streams or rivers that flow into larger ones __________________
40.
water that trickles down through the ground________________________
41.
rock layer that stores and allows the flow of groundwater______________
