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Plate Tectonics S2&3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Density | The amount of mass of a substance in a given volume |
| Conduction | The direct transfer of heat energy from one substance to another that is touching |
| Convection current | A flow that transfers heat within a fluid |
| Radiation | The transfer of energy through space |
| Convection | Heat transferred by the movement of currents within a liquid |
| Pangaea | All lands; the large land mass when all continents were joined together |
| Continental drift | A theory stating the continents were once connected but slowly moved to their current positions |
| Fossil | A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock |