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Earth Science 10

BC Science Earth Science Vocabulary

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Conduction The transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another or within a solid by direct contact of particles.
Convection The transfer of thermal energy within a fluid and with the movement of fluid from one place to another.
Electromagnetic Radiation The transfer of energy by waves travelling outward in all directions from a source.
Heat The amount of thermal energy that transfersfrom an area or object of higher thermal energy to an area of object of lower thermal energy.
Kinetice Energy The energy of a particle of object due to its motion.
Kinetic Molecular Theory The theory that all matter is composed of particles (atoms and molecules) moving constantly in random directions.
Temperature A measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in a sample of matter.
Thermal Energy The total energy of all the particles in a solid, liquid, or gas.
Continental Drift Theory The theory that the continents have not always been in their present locations nut have been moved there over millions of years.
Earthquake A sudden, ground-shaking release of built-up energy at or under Earth's surface.
Hot Spot An area where molten rock rises to Earth's surface.
Magnetic Reversal The process in which Earth's magnetic field, over thousands of years, completely reverses its direction.
Paleoglaciation The extent of ancient glaciers; also the rock markings they left behind.
Plate Techtonic Theory The theory that the lithosphere is broken up into large plates that move and then rejoin; considered the unifying theory of geology.
Spreading Ridge The region where magma breaks through Earth's surface, continually forcing apart old rock and forming new sea floor.
Tectonic Plate The large slabs of rock that form Earth's surface, moving over a layer of partly molten rock.
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