Chapter 1 Vocab

2. The transfer of energy that is carried in carried in rays like light
4. A layer of hot rock
7. A dark, fine grained rock
9. A layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core
11. Heat transfer between materials that are touching
13. Has three main parts: a metal core, a solid middle layer, and an outer rocky layer
15. Forces that construct or build up
16. Results from a force pressing on an area
17. A measure of how much mass is in a given volume of a substance
18. Living organisms
21. Contains all of Earth's Water
22. Uppermost mantle and the crust
23. Forces that destroy and wear away land masses through processes like erosion and weathering

1. Is a rock that usually is a light color and has coarse grains
3. A dense ball of solid metal in the middle of the Earth
5. The flow that transfers heat within a fluid
6. The relatively small thin envelope of gases that forms Earth's outermost layer
8. The part of the mantle that is not the lithosphere
10. Heat transfer by the movement of fluid
12. When earthquakes occur they produce these waves
14. The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin
19. The ability to do work
20. A group of parts that work together as a whole