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science 5-1 & 5-2
11 cards·by edogg2012
seismic waves
vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during earthquakes
convection current
The movement of a fluid to another that transfers one fluid to another
conduction
the direct transfer of heat
crust
The layer of rock that form from Earths surface
radiation
The direct transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves
lithosphere
a rigid layer made of earths uppermost mantle and crust
mantle
a layer of hot, solid material between earth's crust and cure
inner core
a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel
outer core
a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds inner core
density
the amount of mass of a substance in a given volume
asthenosphere
a zone of the earths mantle that lies beneath the lithosphere