The Dynamic Earth

3. what the Earth's inner core is made of
8. large slabs of rock that move across the face of the Earth.
9. the thin, cool, outer layer of the Earth made up of rocks and sediment
10. the transfer of heat by air currents.
11. rivers cutting through rock to make new canyons is an example of __________.
12. type of heat (energy) transfer that occurs when heat is released from the surface of the Earth and heats the air.
13. the part of the Earth's atmosphere where all weather occurs.
14. the area of the Earth that contains all living things.
15. the hottest layer of the Earth's atmosphere.
18. the main gas in the Earth's atmosphere.
19. part of the Earth that contains all of the rocks, minerals, and sediment.
20. scientific theory that states the Earth's continents used to be 1 large continent, but have slowly moved apart.

1. layer found in the Earth's oceans that separate the warmer surface waters from the freezing water at the bottom of the oceans.
2. a fluid, but solid area of the Earth beneath the Earth's crust.
4. the part of the Earth's atmosphere that creates the Northern and Southern Lights
5. process driven by evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
6. the process in which certain gases trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere keeping the Earth warm.
7. the coldest layer of the Earth's atmosphere
16. part of the atmosphere that protects against UV radiation; found in the stratosphere.
17. the part of the Earth that contains all of the Earth's water.