Unit 4 Vocabulary (Dynamic Earth)

the largest layer of the Earth, where convection takes place.

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

the flow that transfers heat within a fluid

• Convection Current

• Convection Cycle

• Radiation

• Conduction

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

the largest layer of the Earth, where convection takes place.

• Mantle

• Crust

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

• Outer Core

• Inner Core

Molten rock beneath the earth's surface

• Magma

• Tectonic Plates

• Plate Boundaries

• Convergent Boundary

Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.

• Magma

• Tectonic Plates

• Plate Boundaries

• Convergent Boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3