Lesson 2 World Geography Vocab

the part of the earth where life lives.

process by which magma wells up between oceanic plates and pushes the plates apart.

the term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow

underground water bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or gravel.

the movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water.

water located underground within the earth that supplies wells and springs.

a large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth.

a thin layer of gases that surrounds the earth.

uppermost layer of the earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins.

piles of rocky debris left by melting glaciers.

the removal of salt from sea water to make it usable for drinking and farming.

the water areas of the earth, lakes, oceans, etc...

moisture that falls to the earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.

thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexible

molten rock that is located below earth's surface

part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean

the process of excess water vapor changing into liquid water when warm air cools.

slow process by which an oceanic plate slide under a continental plate creating debris that can cause continents to grow

the process of converting liquid to gas

chemical or physical process that break down rocks into smaller pieces

regular movement of earth's water from ocean to air to ground and then back to the ocean.

innermost layer of earth made up of a super hot but solid inner core and a super hot liquid outer core

outer layer of the earth, a hard rocky shell forming earth's surface

process by which oceanic plates dive beneath continental plates, often causing mountains to form on land

the theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart.

a bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement

a crack or break in earth's crust