Structure of Earth Vocabulary

Heat transfer through direct contact.

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Density

Heat transfer through the movement of fluids.

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Density

A flow of fluid that occurs when warm air heats, rises, cools, and falls in a continuous pattern.

• Planetary Differentiation

• Convection Current

• Radioactivity

• Density

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The outermost layer of the Earth.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

The amount of mass in a given amount of space.

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Density

The center and hottest part of the Earth.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Thickest layer of the Earth (2nd layer).

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

3rd layer of Earth surrounding the inner core.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

The first seismic waves that arrive that can travel through solids and liquids.

• Radioactivity

• S Waves

• P Waves

• Planetary Differentiation

 The process by which the materials in a planetary body are separated according to density, so that the original homogeneous body is converted into a zoned or layered body with a dense core, a mantle, and a crust.

• Radioactivity

• Seismic Waves

• P Waves

• Planetary Differentiation