earth's systems Flashcards
(18 cards)
abiotic
any non-living thing
atmosphere
a area of gas above the surface
bio
living
biotic
living things
crust
the earths first layer
greenhouse gases
gases that gets trapped in the earths atmosphere keeping in heat
ground water
water in the ground
lithosphere
layers of the earth
mesosphere
layers of the atmosphere
salinity
how much salt in the water
stratosphere
layers of the earths atmosphere
tectonic plate
plates under the earths surface
turbidity
cloudiness of a fluid
thermosphere
outer layer of the atmosphere
troposphere
closest layer in the atmosphere to the earth
upper mantle
a layer of the earth below the crust
water vapor
water as a form of gas