World Geography Lesson 2 Flashcards

Front

Continents once joined as a supercontinent called "Pangaea" but they "drifted apart" over time

Back

Continental Drift

Front

The movement of Earth's plates in various directions

Back

Plate Tectonics

Front

Outer "rind" of rock

Back

Lithosphere

Front

Made up of all the world's habitable environment

Back

Hydrosphere

Front

The layer of gas surrounding the Earth

Back

Atmosphere

Front

The global ecological system including all the relationships played out among the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere

Back

Biosphere

Front

A sudden, violent shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates beneath Earth's surface

Back

Earthquake

Front

Large breaking waves created by undersea earthquakes

Back

Tsunami

Front

Movement of molten earth material from the Earth's mantle, usually released through volcanoes

Back

Volcanism

Front

Three compositions of Earth's interior

Back

Crust, Mantle, Core