Earth Science 1

ATMOSPHERE

A life giving gases envelope that protects us from the sun and provides the breathable air

Hydrosphere

A DYNAMIC MASS OF WATER CONTINUALLY ON THE MOVE

Biosphere

Includes all life on earth

Geosphere

Solid Earth

Lithosphere

Rigid outlayer of earth

Climatology

Patterns of the Earths Climate

Paleontology

Remains of life once on earth

Hydrology

Water on/below Earths Surface

Ecology

Habitats and how animals interact with it

Geochemistry

Earths Composition

Tectonics

Movements under earths crust

A Geochemist studies what?

Earths Composition

The Lithosphere is the?

Rigid Outer Shell

The astenosphere is the?

Molten Layer

Oceans Lakes Glaciers etc are subdivisions of?

Our hydrosphere

Core

A dense inner sphere

Mantle

A less dense inner sphere made of high density rock

Crust

An outer shell for earth made of low density rock

System

A group of interacting/independent parts that form a complex whole

Hydrologic Cycle

Represents the unending circulation on earths water

What are the 5 components of the hydrologic cycle

Groundwater, Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Infiltration

What are 2 divisions of earths surface?

Continents and Ocean Basins

Can humans affect earths system?

Yes