Chapter 1 Vocab

8. When earthquakes occur they produce these waves
11. The flow that transfers heat within a fluid
14. Is a rock that usually is a light color and has coarse grains
17. A group of parts that work together as a whole
18. Forces that destroy and wear away land masses through processes like erosion and weathering
19. The relatively small thin envelope of gases that forms Earth's outermost layer
22. A dense ball of solid metal in the middle of the Earth
23. A measure of how much mass is in a given volume of a substance

1. The part of the mantle that is not the lithosphere
2. Uppermost mantle and the crust
3. Heat transfer by the movement of fluid
4. Forces that construct or build up
5. A dark, fine grained rock
6. Has three main parts: a metal core, a solid middle layer, and an outer rocky layer
7. Contains all of Earth's Water
9. The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin
10. The ability to do work
12. Heat transfer between materials that are touching
13. The transfer of energy that is carried in carried in rays like light
15. A layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core
16. Living organisms
20. A layer of hot rock
21. Results from a force pressing on an area