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ESS Vocab

A set of vocabulary words for my Earth and Space Science

TermDefinition
Lithosphere The outermost rigid section of the Earth's structure, consisting of the crust and some of the mantle.
Asthenosphere The layer beneath the Lithosphere, where convection is thought to occur in plate tectonics.
Magnetic Field A magnetized field that extend outside of Earth and meets with the Sun's solar winds.
Hydrosphere All of the Earth's water substances; lakes, ponds, streams, oceans, clouds.
Magnetosphere The region around Earth where its magnetosphere resides.
Atmosphere The gasses that surround Earth or another planet.
Dynamo Effect The origin theory of how Earth's magnetic field came to be.
Continental Drift Hypothesis A theory that all of the Earth's continents were once linked in one landmass.
Subduction Zone The downward or horizontal movement of a plate.
lamproites Rocks derived form the mantle layer.
Transform Plate Boundaries A fault line where the tectonic motion is very horizontal, and does no damage to the lithosphere.
Divergent Plate Boundaries A fault line where the plates are moving away from each other.
Convergent Plate Boundaries A fault line where one plate is moving on top of the other.
Conduction The heat transfer through touch.
Convection The transfer of heat through currents.
Radiation The transfer of heat through light.
Plasma An ionized gas that is predominately common throughout the universe.
Geomagnetic Reversals Where the Earth's magnetic field technically reverses, and the north is orientated with the south, and vice versa.
Coriolis Effect An effect where a mass moving in a rotating system has a force acted upon it, deriving it from its rotation.
Ophiolite An igneous rock consisting largely of serpentine, believed to be created during an underwater explosion.
Global Warning A greenhouse effect occurring on our atmosphere that is melting the polar ice caps.
Plate Tectonics A theory that describes the plate movements of earths crust.
Doppler Effect The increase and decrease of the frequency of a sound on an object.
Greenhouse Effect A motion that traps excess energy from the sun in the earths atmosphere.
Mantle A large part of the Earth between the core and the crust, containing molten materials. Convection currents move through it, moving the tectonic plates within the lithosphere.
Seismograph An instrument that measures the information of earthquakes.
Seismic Waves An elastic wave produced within the earth by earthquakes or any means.
Sea-floor Spreading The formation of new areas of ocean crust created by tectonic movement.
Xenolith A piece of rock that lies within another rock that isn't usually from that area.
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