Question

Match each term with the correct definition.

Question 1 options:

the breaking up of rocks by physical forces; occurs when water expands as it freezes in the crack of a rock, expanding the crack and breaking the rock apart


the zone of life on the earth that includes all living things


the liquid layer of the earth, made up of the earth's waters


the breaking up of rocks by chemical reactions


the rocky outer layer of the solid Earth, averaging about 100 km in depth; includes the continents, islands, and the entire ocean floor

1.
Biosphere

2.
Hydrosphere

3.
Lithosphere

4.
Chemical weathering

5.
Mechanical weathering

Answer 1

1. Biosphere- the zone of life on the earth that includes all living things

2. Hydrosphere- the liquid layer of the earth, made up of the earth's waters

3. lithosphere- the rocky outer layer of the solid Earth, averaging about 100 km in depth; includes the continents, islands, and the entire ocean floor

4. Chemical Weathering- the breaking up of rocks by chemical reactions

5. Mechanical Weathering- the breaking up of rocks by physical forces; occurs when water expands as it freezes in the crack of a rock, expanding the crack and breaking the rock apart

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