SERIES OF PROCESSES THAT CONTINUOUSLY MOVE CARBON AMONG EARTH SYSTEMS

SUBSTANCE THAT CONSISTS OF ATOMS OF ONLY ONE KIND

SUCH AS COAL, OIL, AND NATURAL GAS THAT FORM IN THE EARTH

A GAS IN THE ATMOSPHERE THAT ABSORBS AND RERADIATES THERMAL ENERGY FROM THE SUN

WEAK, PARTIALLY MELTED LAYER OF THE MANTLE

TENDENCY OF MINERALS TO BREAK ALONG SMOOTH, FLAT SURFACES

DENSE, METALLIC CENTER OF EARTH

THIN OUTER LAYER OF THE GEOSPHERE

TENDENCY OF MINERALS TO BREAK ALONG IRREGULAR SURFACES

BRITTLE OUTER LAYER, MADE UP OF THE CRUST AND THE UPPERMOST MANTLE

WAY A MINERAL’S SURFACE REFLECTS LIGHT

THICK, ROCKY MIDDLE LAYER OF THE GEOSPHERE

COLOR OF A MINERAL’S POWDER

ARRANGEMENT OR ORGANIZATION