7th grade science terms
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| Convention Current | Current in Earth's mantle that transfers heat in Earth's interior and is the driving force for plate tectonics | ||||
| Asthenosphere | Plasticlike layer of the Earth on which the lithospheric plates float and move around | ||||
| Seafloor spreading | Hess's theory that new seafloor is formed when magma is forced upward toward the surface of the mid-ocean rudge | ||||
| Pangaea | A super large contient that existed a long time ago. | ||||
| Plate Tectonics | Theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into plates rhar float and move around on a plasticlike layer if the mantle. | ||||
| Prime Meridian | Imaginary line that represents 0 degree longitude and runs from the north pole through Greenwich, England, to the south pole | ||||
| Earthquake | Movement of the ground that occurs when rocks inside Earth pass their elastic limit, break suddenly, and experience elastic rebound. | ||||
| Equator | Imaginary line that wraps around Earth at 0 degrees latitude, halfway between the north and south poles. | ||||
| Estivation | Period of inactivity during hot, dry weather; in amphibians, involves moving to cooler, more humid areas underground. | ||||
| Hibernation | Period of inactivity during cool weather; in amphibians, involes burying themselves in mud or leaves. | ||||
| Magnitude | A measure of the energy released by an earthquake. | ||||
| Lithosphere | Rigid layer of Earth about 100 km thick, made of the crust and a part of the upper mantle. |
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Created by:
Jackielikeshb
on 2011-11-09