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WOW Words 2-1
WoW Words 2nd 9 Weeks Group 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats | asthenosphere |
| the transfer of heat energy by the movement of a fluid | convection |
| the amount of mass of a substance in a given volume | density |
| a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust | lithosphere |
| describes the movement of Earth's plates | plate tectonics |
| single landmass that broke apart to form continents | Pangaea |
| the slow shifting of continents due to weaknesses in the oceanic crust | continental drift |
| process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor | seafloor spreading |