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Worlds Geography

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

VOCABULARY PROJECT

ANGEL HEATH

Core: Center of the earth

  • Center of the Earth

Mantle: makes up most of the earth

Continental Drift: parts of the earth slowly drifts apart

Lithosphere: includes the crust and uppermost mantle

Crust: earths surface

Hydrosphere: water elements on the earth

Weathering: breaking down of rocks

Erosion: when rocks are moved

Drainage Basin: an area drained by a river

Hydrological Cycle: a continuous cycle with water

Topography: a physical feature of an area

Seismograph: measures and records details of an earthquake

Richter Scale: used to express the energy released by an earthquake

Ring Of Fire: line of volcanos

Tectonic Plates: the lithosphere is divided into smaller pieces

Fault: crack in the earths crust

Loess: formed by wind

Humus: provides nutrients

Atmosphere: outer space

Biosphere: the part of earth where organisms exist