1. Earth’s Composition
Visual Vocabulary

2. Standards:
SC.912.E.6.1: Describe and differentiate the layers of Earth and the interactions among them.
SC.912.E.6.3: Analyze the scientific theory of plate tectonics and identify related major Key Concepts and features as a result of moving plates.
SC.912.E.6.2: Connect surface features to surface Key Concepts that are responsible for their formation.
SC.912.E.6.4: Analyze how specific geologic Key Concepts and features are expressed in Florida and elsewhere.
SC.912.E.6.5: Describe the geologic development of the present day oceans and identify commonly found features.

3. Atmosphere
The whole mass of air that surrounds the Earth

4. Hydrosphere All of the Earth's water including:
Surface water- water in oceans, lakes, and rivers
Ground water -water in soil and beneath the Earth's surface
Water vapor- water in the atmosphere  

5. Biosphere Area around the planet Earth where life exists
This zone of life is vast
Most life lives on or near the surface of Earth

6. Geosphere
The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle

7. Water
The basic molecule made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom
These atoms form a strong bond that is difficult to break
Water is one of the most common substances on the Earth
Water covers over 70% of the surface of the Earth

8. Carbon Carbon is the sixth element in the periodic table
It is a very stable element
Because it is stable, it can be found both by itself and in many compounds
Carbon is in nearly every biological compound that makes up our bodies, systems, organs, cells, and organelles

9. Oxygen
A chemical element found in the air as a colorless odorless tasteless gas that is necessary for life

10. Energy
 The ability to do work

11. Nitrogen Cycle
The continuous sequence of events by which nitrogen and nitrogenous compounds in the soil are converted
Nitrogen passes through successive stations in air, soil, and organisms and which principally involves nitrogen fixation, nitrification, decay, and denitrification

12. Carbon Cycle
The combined processes, including photosynthesis, decomposition, and respiration, by which carbon as a component of various compound cycles between its major reservoirs— the atmosphere, oceans, and living organisms

13. Water Cycle
The way that water moves between being water vapor to liquid water and then back to water vapor
An example of water cycle is when the water evaporates from oceans and then returns to the land in the form of rain 

14. Organisms
A creature such as a plant, animal or a single-celled life form
Or something that has interdependent parts and that is being compared to a living creature
An example of an organism is a dog, person or bacteria

15. Plants
A group of living things that use sunlight to make their own food
Most plants have leaves, stems, roots and flowers or cones
Plants use a green pigment called chlorophyll to absorb energy from sunlight
Grasses, trees, vines, vegetables, cactuses, ferns and mosses are examples of plants

16. Earth The planet on which we live
The Earth is the only inner planet to have one large satellite, the moon
The 3rd planet from the sun

17. Earth The earth is made up of 4 layers. Crust Mantle Outer Core
Inner Core

18. Crust The crust is the layer we live on
It is the thinnest of the layers from 3 miles to 25 miles thick
It is made up primarily of rock and loose materials such as granite and basalt
Underneath the continents, the crust is almost three times as thick as it is under the oceans

19. Mantle The mantle is the next layer It is about 1800 miles thick
This layer is very hot with temperatures of degrees.
It is made of a thick, solid, rocky substance that represents about 85% of the total weight and mass of the Earth

20. Outer Core The outer core is so hot that it is liquid.
It’s temperatures are between degrees.
It extends to a depth of around mile (4828km) beneath the surface
It is believed that this outer core is made up of super-heated liquid molten lava
This lava is believed to be mostly iron and nickel

21. Inner Core In the absolute center of Earth is the inner core
The inner core extends another 900 miles (1448km) toward the center of the Earth
It is believed that this inner core is a solid ball of mostly iron and nickel
The inner core reaches temperatures of 9000 degrees.
The metals in the inner core are squeezed together to form a solid core that vibrates in place