Question | Answer |
System | A group of parts that work together as a whole. |
Energy | The ability to do work. |
Atmosphere | Air. (Gases) |
Geosphere | Land. (Rock) |
Hydrosphere | Water. |
Biosphere | Life. (Animals, trees, etc.) |
Constructive Force | Forces that construct, or build up, the Earth's surface. |
Destructive Force | Forces that destruct, or break down the surface of the Earth. |
Seismic Wave | Waves that are caused by Earthquakes. |
Pressure | Force pressing on an area. |
Crust | The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin. |
Basalt | A dark, fine grained rock that the oceanic crust is mainly composed of. |
Granite | A light, coarse grained rock that the continental crust is composed of. |
Mantle | A layer of rocks that is about 3,000 kilometers thick. It is the middle of the Earth and is composed of many different layers. |
Lithosphere | The Uppermost layer of the Mantle and includes part of the Upper Mantle and all of the Crust. |
Astenosphere | The Upper Mantle and the Middle Mantle. |
Mesosphere | The lower Mantle. |
Outer Core | A layer of molten metal outlining the inner core. 2400 km. |
Inner Core | A solid dense ball of solid metal. 1200 km. |
Radiation | The transfer of Energy that is carried in rays like light. |
Convection | Heat transfer from the movement of a fluid. |
Conduction | Heat transfer between materials that are touching. |
Density | A measure of how much mass is in an object. |
Convection Current | The flow that transfers heat within a fluid. (heating and cooling of a fluid, changes in the fluid's density, and the force of gravity.) |