Module 5 Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Erosion {Ans: the weathering and removal of rock or soil}Biosphere {Ans: the part of earth in which living things exist and interact}altitude {Ans: height or elevation in the air above sea level}tectonic plates {Ans: a scientific theory that earth's crust is made of moving plates}Mantle {Ans: the layer of earth beneath the crust}Estuary {Ans: the boundary where a freshwater ecosystems meets a saltwater ecosystem}Atmosphere {Ans: the layers of gasses that surround Earth}Fault {Ans: a pattern where a break or a crack in the rocks in the earth's crust where movement can take place}Core {Ans: the central part of Earth}Groundwater {Ans: precipitation that seeps into the ground and is stored in tiny holes or pores, in soil and rocks}Aquifer {Ans: an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water}Geosphere {Ans: the layers of dirt, rock, and soil on earth, including mantle, cores and crust}landform {Ans: a natural feature of the earth's surface.}Hydrosphere {Ans: earth's water, whether found on land or in oceans, including the freshwater in ice, lakes, rivers, and underground}Desalination {Ans: the process of removing salt from salt water in order to be used