Question: crust

Answer: A thin layer of relatively cool rock that forms Earth’s outer skin both on dry land and in the ocean. (The outer part of the geosphere.)

Question: mantle

Answer: A layer of very hot but mostly solid rock below the crust.

Question: core

Answer: The part of Earth beneath the mantle; Earth’s center

Question: tectonic plate

Answer: A large section of lithosphere that moves over Earth’s surface.

Question: landform

Answer: A mountain, island, continent, or other feature that forms above and beneath the ocean’s surface.

Question: deposition

Answer: The depositing of eroded soil at a new location.

Question: evaporation

Answer: The conversion of a substance from a liquid to a gas.

Question: transpiration

Answer: The release of water vapor through the leaves of plants.

Question: precipitation

Answer: Water that returns from the atmosphere to Earth’s surface.

Question: condensation

Answer: A change in state from a gas to a liquid.