Earth's Systems and Weathering

exfoliation

• Frozen ground found at high altitudes

• Is an area classified according to the species that live in that location

• Is the process by which the outer layers of rock peel away due to pressure changes

• Is the mostly solid rocky part of the Earth

stalactites

• Dissolved chemicals by dripping water in a cave will cause this structure

• Is an area classified according to the species that live in that location

• Is the process by which the outer layers of rock peel away due to pressure changes

• Is the mostly solid rocky part of the Earth

hydrosphere

• Thermal warming of Earth’s rock such as lava and magma

• Is the part of the Earth that is liquid

• Dissolved rock materials that are carried in water and deposited that cause this structure

• Carbon dioxide and water vapor absorb energy from Earth’s surface and keep that energy in the atmosphere

core

• Thermal warming of Earth’s rock such as lava and magma

• Is the part of the Earth that is liquid

• Dissolved rock materials that are carried in water and deposited that cause this structure

• Carbon dioxide and water vapor absorb energy from Earth’s surface and keep that energy in the atmosphere

Greenhouse gases

• Thermal warming of Earth’s rock such as lava and magma

• Is the part of the Earth that is liquid

• Dissolved rock materials that are carried in water and deposited that cause this structure

• Carbon dioxide and water vapor absorb energy from Earth’s surface and keep that energy in the atmosphere

geothermal

• Thermal warming of Earth’s rock such as lava and magma

• Is the part of the Earth that is liquid

• Dissolved rock materials that are carried in water and deposited that cause this structure

• Carbon dioxide and water vapor absorb energy from Earth’s surface and keep that energy in the atmosphere

stalagmites

• Thermal warming of Earth’s rock such as lava and magma

• Is the part of the Earth that is liquid

• Dissolved rock materials that are carried in water and deposited that cause this structure

• Carbon dioxide and water vapor absorb energy from Earth’s surface and keep that energy in the atmosphere

cryosphere

• Is made up of all the frozen water on Earth

• Is an area where all precipitation either drains on the surface or to underground streams, or rivers

• Is the breakdown of rocks by chemical reactions; air and acids

• Is made up of all the gases that surround Earth

mantle

• Is made up of all the frozen water on Earth

• Is an area where all precipitation either drains on the surface or to underground streams, or rivers

• Is the breakdown of rocks by chemical reactions; air and acids

• Is a very hot, slow flowing solid rock

Physical weathering

• Is made up of all the frozen water on Earth

• Is an area where all precipitation either drains on the surface or to underground streams, or rivers

• Process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces

• Is made up of all the gases that surround Earth