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EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCEReview

WEGENER SAID THAT ALL THE CONTINENTS WERE ONCE JOINED IN A SUPER CONTINENT THAT HE CALLED

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WEGENER SAID THAT ALL THE CONTINENTS WERE ONCE JOINED IN A SUPER CONTINENT THAT HE CALLED PANGEA.

THE OUTER LAYER OF THE EARTH IS CALLED THE ______________________.

THE OUTER LAYER OF THE EARTH IS CALLED THE CRUST, OR LITHOSPHERE.

THE INNERMOST LAYER OF THE EARTH IS CALLED THE _________________.

THE INNERMOST LAYER OF THE EARTH IS CALLED THE INNER CORE.

WEGENER’S THEORY OF CONTINENTAL DRIFT IS ALSO CALLED _____ _____.

WEGENER’S THEORY OF CONTINENTAL DRIFT IS ALSO CALLED PLATE TECTONICS.

_______________________ BOUNDARIES MOVE TOWARD EACH OTHER.

CONVERGENT BOUNDARIES MOVE TOWARD EACH OTHER.

___________ PLATE BOUNDARIES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER

DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER

____ ____________ PLATE BOUNDARIES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER.

STRIKE SLIP PLATE BOUNDARIES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER.

A STRIKE SLIP BOUNDARY IS ALSO CALLED A TRANSFORM BOUNDARY.

THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT IN CALIFORNIA IS A ___ BOUNDARY.

THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT IN CALIFORNIA IS A TRANSFORM OR STRIKE SLIP BOUNDARY

JET STREAMS ARE FAST FLOWING, NARROW AIR CURRENTS FOUND IN THE ATMOSPHERES OF SOME PLANETS, INCLUDING EARTH. THE MAIN JET STREAMS ARE LOCATED NEAR THE

TROPOPAUSE, THE TRANSITION BETWEEN THE TROPOSPHERE AND THE STRATOSPHERE.

EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES

• Geology

• The study of the earth

• There are four main areas of Earth Science

EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES

• Meterology The study of the Atmosphere, weather, and climate

• Astronomy The study of the Universe

EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES

• Oceanography The study of the Oceans

• Geology the study of earths systems, including earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides.

SOIL HORIZON

soil horizon - a layer in a soil profile            profile - a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layershorizon - a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

UNDERSTANDING EACH SOIL HORIZON

HUMUS

• A brown or black organic substance consisting of partially or wholly decayed vegetable or animal matter that provides nutrients for plants and increases the ability of soil to retain water.

SOIL PARTICLESAlthough humus is often mixed in with soil particles, it is not actually soil. Soil is non-organic: made of rock particles.

Humus is decayed plant and animal matter, made up of organic fragments of things that once lived.