Restless Earth

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  • Created on: 29-03-15 16:44
Atmosphere
The layer of gases which make up the air around us.
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Hydrosphere
The layer of water (seas, rivers, lakes, groundwater and ice) on the Earths crust.
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Biosphere
The very thin layer of living things (animals, plants and humans) living on the earths crust
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Geosphere
The rocks of the Earths crust, and deeper into the Earth towards the core.
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Lithosphere
The uppermost layer of the Earth. It is cool and brittle. It includes the very top of the mantle and, above this, the crust.
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Continental crust
forms the land. This is made mostly of granite, which is a low density igneous rock. On average 30-50km thick.
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Oceanic crust
Under the ocean. Much thinner than the continental crust - usually 6-8km thick. It is also denser and made of an igneous rock called basalt.
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Mantle
The middle layer of the Earth. It lies between the crust and the core, it is about 2900km thick.
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Asthenosphere
Part of the earths mantle. It is a hot, semi-molten layer that lies beneath the tectonic plates. It is between 20 and 70km thick.
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Lowe mantle
Part of the mantle. It is a hot solid layer that lies below the Asthenosphere. It is composed of peridotite.
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Core
The innermost layer of the Earth. It lies below the mantle and is made up of iron and nickel
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Outer core
Part of the core. It is liquid and about 2300km thick. It lies above the inner core
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Inner core
Shaped like a ball. It is hot but a solid.
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Convection currents
These transfer heat from one part of a liquid or gas to another.They occur in the atmosphere and the Earths mantle.
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Plumes
Concentrated zones of heat. Ina plume the mantle is less dense. They bring magma to the surface .
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Magnetosphere
A huge invisible magnetic field which surrounds the earth. It protects the earth from harmful radiation from space and the sun.
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Tectonic plates
The Earths surface is broken into large pieces, like a cracked eggshell. These pieces are called tectonic plates.
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Plate boundary
Where tectonic plates meet. There are three kinds.
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The layer of water (seas, rivers, lakes, groundwater and ice) on the Earths crust.

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Hydrosphere

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The very thin layer of living things (animals, plants and humans) living on the earths crust

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The rocks of the Earths crust, and deeper into the Earth towards the core.

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The uppermost layer of the Earth. It is cool and brittle. It includes the very top of the mantle and, above this, the crust.

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