3.3 and 3.4 Vocab Flashcard

Front

All rocks, soil, magma, and Earth's layers

Back

Geosphere

Front

Air surrounding Earth

Back

Atmosphere

Front

All spaces on Earth where living things exist.

Back

Biosphere

Front

All water on Earth

Back

Hydrosphere

Front

Tectonic plates move toward each other.

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

Tectonic plates move apart

Back

Divergent boundary

Front

Tectonic plates slide past each other

Back

Transform boundary

Front

Solid outer layer of Earth

Back

Crust

Front

Layer between core and crust, ~2900 km thick, 80% of Earth's volume, composed of magma and rock.

Back

mantle

Front

Hot, dense center of Earth, composed of iron and nickel.

Back

core