Unit 4 Vocab

9. a layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core
10. the apparent deflection of objects moving across the Earth's surface
12. churning motion resulting from the constant up welling of warm fluid
13. effect the partial trapping of solar radiation
15. the splitting of a single tectonic plate into two more tectonic plates
16. the process used by plants, algae, and some bacteria to convert light energy to chemical energy

1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the Earth's crust
2. a super continent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
3. an elastic wave in earth produced by an earthquake or other means
4. the 2 main types of seismic body waves produced by earthquakes
5. tectonics large moving slabs that float on the semi-fluid layer beneath them
6. a 3d shape that is flattened bat the poles and bulges at the equator
7. event that occurs when atmospheric molecules are excited by incoming charged particles from the solar wind
8. the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation
11. the degree of compactness of a substance
14. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet