Interactive Science- Earth's structure

convection current

• the flow that transfers heat within a fluid

• transfer of energy carried in rays

• heat transferred by materials touching

• heat transfer by the movement of fluid

radiation

• heat transfer by the movement of a fluid

• the flow that transfers heat within a fluid

• heat transfer by materials that are touching

• transfer of energy carried in rays

conduction

• transfer of heat by movement of a fluid

• transfer of energy carried in rays

• heat transfer by materials that are touching

• the flow that transfers heat within a fluid

convection

• transfer of energy carried in rays

• the flow that transfers heat within a fluid

• heat transfer by materials touching

• heat transfer by movement of a fluid

granite

• result of force pressing in on an area

• light colored rock that makes up most of the continental crust

• dark fine grained rock found on the ocean floor

• measure of the mass of a substance in a given volume

density

• measure of mass of a substance within a given volume

• light colored rock that makes up most of the continental crust

• dark fine grained rock found on the ocean floor

• result of a force pressing on an area

pressure

• measure of mass of a substance with in a given volume

• light colored rock that makes up most of the continental crust

• dark fine grained rock found on the ocean floor

• result of force pressing on an area

basalt

• light colored rock that makes up most of the earths crust

• dark fine-grained rock found on the ocean floor

• result of force pressing on an area

• measure of mass of a substance in a given volume

mantle

• hotter part of the mantle just below lithosphere that is less rigid and under more pressure

• layer made up of crust and upper most mantle

• layer of hot rock 3000 km thick

• layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core

• dense ball of solid metals iron and nickel

outer core

• layer of hot rock 3000 km thick

• dense ball of solid metal iron an nickel

• hotter part of the mantle just below the lithosphere

• crust and upper most mantle

• layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core