Geography test 8/24/26

Atmosphere

Contains the oxygen we breathe protects the Earth from radiation and space debris and provides the medium for weather and climate

Litmosphere

Includes the crust and uppermost mantle under the ocean the lithosphere forms the sea floor

Hydrosphere

Made up of water elements on the earth which includes oceans Seas rivers lakes and water in the atmosphere

Biosphere

The combination of the atmosphere lithosphere and hydrosphere which form this and allows plants and animals to live

Crust

The thin layer of rock at the Earth's surface

Core

Center of the earth and is made up of iron and nickel the outer pinky is liquid but the inner thing is solid

Mantle

Thanks most of the Earth's mass that surrounds the core and is mostly made of molten rock

Continental drift

The theory that was confirmed that all of the continents were once a big continent named Pangea

Hydrologic cycle

A fancy name for the water cycle

Drainage basin

Where the rivers going to the water or something

Ground water

The water held in the pores of Rock

Water table

The level at which the rock is saturated marks the rim of this

Topography

Be able to see the height difference of stuff on a map and stuff

Spreading

Plates move apart

Subsuction

Plates collide one side Dives under another

Collision

Both plates push each other up creating very tall mountains

Sliding

Plates slide past one another

Water erosion

The greater the force of water the greater the ability of the water to transform tiny Rock particles or sediment

Abrasion

The grinding away of rock by transported particles

Wind erosion

Similar to water erosion deposit sediment in other locations wind speeds must reach 11 mph before it finds it meant can be moved