Intro to Earth Science

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What do scientists use to represent objects or processes that cannot be directly observed?

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models

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What is the Geosphere?

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all of the land, minerals, and rocks on Earth

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What is the Atomosphere?

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all the air that surrounds Earth

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All of the water on earth's surface, underground, and in the air makes up the

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hydrosphere

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The living things on Earth are all part of the

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biosphere

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TRUE or FALSE: Maps can be used to identify borders or to find somewhere you want to go.

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True

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What is the name of the Earth's outermost layer?

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crust

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What is the inner core of Earth mostly made of?

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solid iron

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The cryosphere is made up of

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all of the frozen water on Earth including glaciers and ice caps.

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A horizontal circle halfway between the north and south poles that separates Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres

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the Equator