Plate Tectonics & Spheres FLASHCARD

Front

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

Back

The mantle is the thickest layer of the Earth.

Front

Which layer of the Earth do we live on?

Back

We live on the crust.

Front

What two spheres interact when decomposing organisms release nutrients into the soil?

Back

The biosphere and geosphere interact.

Front

What is the atmosphere?

Back

The atmosphere is all the air and gases on the planet.

Front

What spheres interact when a volcano erupts and releases hot gases into the air?

Back

The geosphere and atmosphere interact.

Front

What is the geosphere?

Back

The geosphere includes the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth.

Front

What is the biosphere?

Back

The biosphere is made up of all living things on Earth.

Front

What is the hydrosphere?

Back

The hydrosphere includes all the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth.

Front

What is the inner core?

Back

The inner core is the solid innermost layer of the Earth, composed mainly of iron and nickel.

Front

What is the outer core?

Back

The outer core is the liquid layer of the Earth located between the mantle and the inner core.