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Interior of Earth
vocab terms for the interior of the earth unit
Question | Answer |
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vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake | Seismic Waves |
the force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force is exerted | Pressure |
the layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface | Crust |
the layer of hot solid material between Earth’s crust and core | Mantle |
a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust | Lithosphere |
the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats | Asthenosphere |
a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth | Outer Core |
a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth | Inner Core |
the direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves | radiation |
the transfer of heat energy from one object to another by physical touch | conduction |
the transfer of heat energy by movement through a fluid | convection |
the mass of an object divided by its volume | density |
the movement of a fluid caused by differences in temperature (and density) which transfers heat from one part to another | convection current |