Earth Science 1semester Review

What would cause chemical weathering of a building? 

Which branch of earth science deals with materials that make up the earth? 

The rising part of a convection current causes ______

The breaking down of rocks caused by a chemical reaction 

What earth system deals with the blanket of gases surrounding the planet? 

When 2 continental plates collide what do they form  

The movement and transport of weathered materials 

What Earth system deals with the rigid outer shell of our planet 

Where is the youngest part of the ocean floor found? 

The African plate and the South American plate form a _____ boundary 

Which branch of earth science deals with forces and processes that produce weather? 

What earth system deals with all living creatures on the planet? 

The breakdown of rocks WITHOUT changing the chemical composition 

The Nazca Plate and the South American plate form a _____ boundary 

Which branch of earth science deals with objects beyond earth's atmosphere 

What Earth system deals with the water in earth's oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers. 

the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value.

Which branch of earth science deals with the physical and chemical properties of the ocean?