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Earth Interior Vocab
Vocab terms from CH. 5, Earth's Interior Unit
Question | Answer |
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Vibrations that travel through the Earth carrying the energy released during and earthquake | Seismic Wave |
The layer of rock that forms the Earth’s outer surface | Crust |
The layer of hot, solid material, between the Earth’s crust and core | Mantle |
A rigid layer of the Earth, made of the crust and the upper layer of the mantle | Lithoshphere |
A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core | Outer Core |
A dense layer of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth | Inner Core |
The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves | Radiation |
The transfer of heat from one particle to another, when two objects touch | Conduction |
The transfer of heat through the movement of a fluid | Convection |
The amount of mass in a certain amount of space | Density |
The movement of a fluid, when warmer material rises and cooler material sinks, caused by differences in temperature | Convection Current |