Flash Cards

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What is the direct transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves?

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Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Front

What is the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface?

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Crust

Front

What is the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another?

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Convection current

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What is a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust?

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Lithosphere

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What is a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth?

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Inner Core

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What is the layer of the Earth located beneath the crust?

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Mantle

Front

What is the term for the process of heat transfer through direct contact?

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Conduction

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What is the term for the process of heat transfer through the movement of fluids?

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Convection

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

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Crust

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What is the term for the semi-fluid layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates float?

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Asthenosphere