The Lithosphere 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Environmental Science/StudiesPhysical EnvironmentASAQA Created by: 8AED0504Created on: 21-05-18 15:52 materials such as soil or weathered rock particles deposited by a river or other flowing water Alluvial 1 of 30 a large underground mass of solidified magma Batholith 2 of 30 the centre of the Earth, of high temperature and pressure Core 3 of 30 the solid surface layer of the Earth, made up of plates of the crust that form the continents or the ocean floor Crust 4 of 30 microorganisms which break down + digest dead organic matter Decomposers 5 of 30 organisms that feed on organic matter, often in or on the soil Detritivore 6 of 30 the natural nutrient enrichment of a water body, can be accelerated by human actions such as, sewage and fetilisers Eutrophication 7 of 30 a theory that considers the Earth to be a single, self- regulating system Gaia Hypothesis 8 of 30 the combined processes that maintain balance in a living organism or the environment Homeostasis 9 of 30 processes or deposits associated with hot water Hydrothermal 10 of 30 rocks or processes involving molten rock Igneous 11 of 30 in the place where it is found In situ 12 of 30 process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil Infiltration 13 of 30 liquids and dissolved materials washed through the ground, usually downwards Leachate 14 of 30 the molten and semi- molten layer of the Earth between the core and the crust Mantle 15 of 30 rocks changed by intense heat + pressure, but without fully melting Metamorphic 16 of 30 a body of rock that contains minerals that can be exploited Ore 17 of 30 the unwanted material on top of the mineral deposit to be exploited Overburden 18 of 30 the basic unit of soil structure where particles of sand, silt, clay and humus form aggregates Ped 19 of 30 deposits of dense minerals carried by water e.g. tin + gold Placer Deposit 20 of 30 the solid rock particles left after weathering Regolith 21 of 30 the proportion of a resource that can be economically exploited with existing technology Reserve 22 of 30 the general name for a storage location of any material Reservoir 23 of 30 the average length of time that a molecule remains in a reservoir Residence Time 24 of 30 all the material that is theoretically available for exploitation Resource 25 of 30 materials or processes that involve material being carried by air or water then deposited Sedimentary 26 of 30 the charecteristics of a soil based on the aggregation of soil particles into peds Soil Structure 27 of 30 the charecteristics of a soil based on the proportions of the mineral particles that are sand, silt and clay Soil Texture 28 of 30 a dissolved substance Solute 29 of 30 a measure of the cloudiness of water caused by suspended soil particles Turbidity 30 of 30
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