A group of parts that work together and a whole.

Is the relatively thin envelope or gases the forms or gases the forms Earth's outermost layer.

has three main parts: a metal core a solid middle layer and a rocky outer layer.

Made up of earth's life. ( living organisms).

Any natural process that builds up Earth's surface.

Any natural process that tears down earth's surface.

Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.

The force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface.

The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface.

A dark, dense, igneous, rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.

A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust.

The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.

A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.

The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.

A layer or molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the earth.

A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of earth.

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid.

The transfer of thermal energy from one particle to another.

The ratio or mass of a substance of a substance to its volume.

The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from from one part of the fluid to another.

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Chapter 1

Question	Answer
system	A group of parts that work together and a whole.
Energy	Is the ability to do work
atmosphere	Is the relatively thin envelope or gases the forms or gases the forms Earth's outermost layer.
geosphere	has three main parts: a metal core a solid middle layer and a rocky outer layer.
hydrosphere	contains all of earth's water.
Biosphere	Made up of earth's life. ( living organisms).
Constructive force	Any natural process that builds up Earth's surface.
Destructive force	Any natural process that tears down earth's surface.
seismic waves	Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
pressure	The force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface.
Crust	The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface.
basalt	A dark, dense, igneous, rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
granite	A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust.
Mantle	The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
Lithosphere	A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
Asthenosphere	The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
outer core	A layer or molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the earth.
inner core	A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of earth.
Radiation	The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
Convection	The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid.
conduction	The transfer of thermal energy from one particle to another.
density	The ratio or mass of a substance of a substance to its volume.
convection currents	The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from from one part of the fluid to another.

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