Earth Science Flashcard Review

Front

What is the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle?

Back

Lithosphere

Front

Places where earth's plates slide past each other are called _______

Back

Transform Boundaries

Front

Meteorology

Back

The study of the atmosphere.

Front

What is Geology?

Back

The study of the solid Earth.

Front

Ecology

Back

The relationship between organisms and their surrounding.

Front

The majority of earth's fresh water is found where?

Back

in glaciers/ice

Front

What powers the water cycle?

Back

sun

Front

In the theory of continental drift, what was the name of the supercontinent?

Back

Pangaea

Front

The mid-ocean ridge occurs along a

Back

divergent boundary where sea floor spreading takes place

Front

What type of boundary occurs where two plates move together, causing one plate to descend into the mantle beneath the other plate?

Back

convergent boundary