Unit 2 Study Guide

5. basic unit of matter
8. The lakes, rivers, oceans are part of the
9. two or more atoms bonded together
10. Newton's _________ states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only change forms, which is demonstrated in biogeochemical cycles such as the water cycle and the rock cycle
11. water is called the universal solvent because it can ______________many molecules
13. type of boundary in which plates move towards each other forming mountains or volcanoes
15. thinnest layer of earth's geosphere
16. Matter that organisms require for their life processes are called
18. Sphere of Earth is made of all the rock above and below Earth's surface?

1. The air we breathe
2. The plants, animals, fungi, protists, and bacteria are part of the
3. aka erosion of the surface of earth due to wind, water, or extreme weather
4. carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids are all called
6. water molecules stick together because of polarity. The slightly positive hydrogen molecules of one water molecule are attracted to the slightly negative oxygen molecule of another water molecule
7. cycling of magma in the mantle that continually adds new crust to our planet
12. If two plates collide, the plate with higher __________ will sink underneath the other plate
14. type of boundary in which plates separate from each other forming canyons or rifts
17. type of boundary in which plates slide past each other causing earthquakes