Earth Spheres

Front

What is the layer of hot rock, semi-solid, located below the crust called?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is the term for water that moves through rocks and soil and is stored underground in an aquifer?

Back

Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Front

What are the moving sections of the lithosphere called that are moved by convection currents in the asthenosphere?

Back

Tectonic plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

What is the process called when liquid water changes to gaseous water (water vapor) in the atmosphere?

Back

Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the name of the sphere of solid metal, mostly iron, located at the center of the Earth?

Back

Inner core

Front

What is the outer layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the layer of the Earth that lies between the crust and the outer core?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is the term for the layer of the Earth that is liquid and surrounds the inner core?

Back

Outer core

Front

What is the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

Back

Transpiration

Front

What is the term for the solid, outermost layer of the Earth?

Back

Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4