Unit 1 Part 1B Vocabulary

Thin layer of rock at Earth’s surface.

• Mantle
• Crust
• Lithosphere
• Landform

The portion of Earth that contains life

• Biosphere
• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Land

Occurs when weathered material is moved by wind, water, or glaciers

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Dinosaurs
• Happiness

Physical and chemical processes that change the characteristics of rocks.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Humus
• Water

the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

Which part of the Earth contains water?

• hydrosphere
• geosphere
• mesosphere
• biosphere

molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth

• Hot Spot

• Magma

• Lava

• Volcano

The thick layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core.

• crust

• magma

• lava

• mantle

A fractured surface in Earth's crust where a mass of rocks are in motion

• tectonic
• fault
• volcano
• shift

A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

• core