REVIEW UNIT 6: WE SAVE NATURAL RESOURCES

SPHERES OF EARTH

• GEOSPHERE

• ATMOSPHERE

• BIOSPHERE

• HYDROSPHERE

• MANTLE

GEOSPHERE

• ROCKY PART OF THE EARTH

• MANTLE

• CRUST

• CORE

• ATMOSPHERE

THE INTERNAL ENERGY OF THE EARTH CREATES...

• MOUNTAIN RANGES

• VOLCANOS

• DEPRESSIONS

• VOLCANIC ISLANDS

• BEACHES AND DESSERTS

THE EXTERNAL PROCESSES THAT CHANGE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH

• EROSION

• DEPOSITION

• TRANSPORT

• BREAKING DOWN OF ROCKS

• VOLCANOS

TYPES OF ROCKS

• SEDIMENTARY

• BALSAMIC

• IGNEOUS

• METAMORPHIC

PROPERTIES OF MINERALS

• COLOUR

• LUSTRE

• SHAPE

• HARDNESS

• DENSITY

SOIL

• the outer layer of the Earth’s crust

• made of rocks, air, water and living things.

• essential for life.

• molten rocks

Layer of gases that surround the Earth (AIR)

• GEOSPHERE

• BIOSPHERE

• ATMOSPHERE

• HYDROSPHERE

The Earths’ ecosystems

• GEOSPHERE

• BIOSPHERE

• ATMOSPHERE

• HYDROSPHERE

The Earth’s waters

• GEOSPHERE

• BIOSPHERE

• ATMOSPHERE

• HYDROSPHERE