vocab terms for the interior of the earth unit
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vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake | Seismic Waves
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the force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force is exerted | Pressure
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the layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface | Crust
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the layer of hot solid material between Earth’s crust and core | Mantle
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a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust | Lithosphere
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the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats | Asthenosphere
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a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth | Outer Core
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a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth | Inner Core
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the direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves | radiation
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the transfer of heat energy from one object to another by physical touch | conduction
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the transfer of heat energy by movement through a fluid | convection
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the mass of an object divided by its volume | density
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the movement of a fluid caused by differences in temperature (and density) which transfers heat from one part to another | convection current
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