Earth's Spheres

3. the conversion of a substance from a liquid to a gas
4. a thin layer of relatively cool rock that forms Earth’s outer skin both on dry land and in the ocean
6. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
9. the release of water vapor by plants through their leaves
12. a change in state from a gas to a liquid
15. parts of the lithosphere and mantle that interact with each other
19. boundary that forms when two plates collide
20. freshwater found underground
22. when two plates meet, and they slip and grind against each other
23. when a plate of crust slides beneath another
24. water that flows into surface bodies of water such as lakes, streams, and oceans

1. magma surges upward towards the surface and pushes plates apart
2. when two plates collide and lift material from both plates
5. underground reservoirs that hold freshwater
7. the most recent supercontinent
8. the depositing of eroded soil at a new location
10. a layer of hot but mostly solid rock
11. a gas made up of oxygen molecules that have three atoms of oxygen each
13. the movement of hotter material up and cooler material down
14. the layer under the mantle made up of hot metals, including nickel and iron
16. ice-covered parts of the Earth
17. features such as mountains, islands, and continents
18. molten rock
21. the lower part of the lithosphere made up of a softer, hot layer of rock