Earth's Interior Vocabulary Practice

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What is Temperature?

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A measurement of heat in a substance; how hot or cold something is.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is the Crust?

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A thin outer layer of rock above a planet’s mantle including all dry land and oceanic basins.

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What is Pressure?

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The perpendicular force exerted on or against an object.

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What is the Asthenosphere?

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The slowly flowing layer of rock under the lithosphere; composed of part of the mantle.

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What is the Outer Core?

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The liquid iron and nickel outer portion of the core.

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What is the Inner Core?

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The solid innermost layer of the Earth, composed mainly of iron and nickel.

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What is the Mantle?

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The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core, composed of semi-solid rock.

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What is Convection?

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The process of heat transfer in fluids (liquids and gases) through the movement of the fluid itself.

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What is Density?

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The mass per unit volume of a substance, often used to determine whether an object will float or sink.

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What is the Lithosphere?

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The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the upper mantle.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1