spheres test Flashcards
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geosphere
mostly solid rocky part of the earth It extends from the core of the Earth to the surface of the crust.
atmosphere
mixture of gasses found in the
first 30 Km above Earth’s surface
hydrosphere
consists of water It is found in the ocean, atmosphere, and soil its job is to regulate the temperature
crust
hard and rigid outermost layer of the earth
mantle
dense layer made of hot semi-solid rock located below the crust
lithosphere
cool, rigid layer that includes the crust & upper mantle
asthenosphere
flexible fluid layer of the mantle that flows slowly allowing plates above it to move
outer core
liquid nickel and iron
inner core
solid nickel and iron
supercontinent
pangea
hot spot
magma under the earth’s crust and when it moves it forms new piece of land.