Unit 7 Vocabulary

the outermost solid layer of earth

• mantle

• core

• crust

• convection

 the movement of matter that results from differences in density caused by variations in temperature

• Pangaea

• plate tectonics

• core

• convection

located between the core and the crust 

• mantle

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

extends from below the mantle to the center of earth

• mantle

• core

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

extends from below the mantle to the center of earth

• mantle

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

a layer of weak or soft mantle that is make of rock that flows slowly

• mantle

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

is magma that has reached earths surface

• lava

• magma

• vent

• volcano

the strong, lower part of the mantle

• mantle

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• mesosphere

 a theory that states that Earth’s outer layer is broken into large, slowly moving pieces

• Pangaea

• Plate Tectonics

• tectonic plates

• sea floor spreading

each pieces of the lithosphere

• Pangaea

• Plate Tectonics

• tectonic plates

• sea floor spreading