Earth History from Atoms Vocab

plate boundary where 2 plates move toward each other

plate boundary where 2 plates move away from each other

plate boundary where 2 plates move past each other in opposite directions

transfer of energy through empty space, no direct contact between heat source and object

heat transfer by direct contact of particles of matter

transfer of heat by the movement of a heated fluid (liquid or gas), caused by differences in temperature and density within a fluid

a spontaneous process in which unstable nuclei lose energy by emitting radiation

atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons

thermal energy in transfer from one body of matter to another

smallest particle of an element