SS Test
Cards
hydrosphere
oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water that make up a part of earth
atmosphere
the iar on earth
magma
molten rock
Biosphere
the part of te earth that supports life
Faults
cracks in earth's crust cause by plates sliding past each other
Precipitation
the moisture that falls to earth as rain, sleet, hail, or snow
Mantle
thick layer of hot dense rock net to the outer core
Erosion
is the wearing away of the earths surface by wind, glaciers, and moving water
Lithosphere
land that makes up a part of earth
weathering
the process that breaks down rock on the earths surface into smaller pieces
what are glaciers
large bodies of ice that slowly move across earth's surface
what is loess
a fertile, yellow gray solid deposieted by sand
Describe how the water cycle works
1st the water in the ocean warms up and evaporates. Then the warm air cools and excess water vapor turns into liquid water in a process called condensation. 3rd the clouds gather more water and release it as precipiataion. Then water falls on land into the oceans and repeats the cycle
what is condensation
when warm air cools, it cannot keep all of its water vapor, so the excess water vapor changes into liquid water
What is ground water and how does it get into the ground
fresh water that lies beneath the earths surface which comes from rain and melted snow that filter through soil and from water that seeps into the ground from laks and rivers
what is evaporation
the changing of liquid water into vapor or gas
List all the forms of precipitation
Hail,Snow, Sleet, Rain
Describe how ocean water can be turned into fresh water
you take the salt out of seawater to make it usable in a process called desalination
Name the seven continents of the world
North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Aisa, Australia, and Antartica

