Earth's Interior & Heat Transfer Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 7. vibrations that travel through the Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  2. 9. inconsistent thickness, less dense, mostly composed of granite
  3. 10. the circular movement in a gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move up and the cooler parts move down due to differences in density and temperature
  4. 11. lower most part of the mantle that is solid
  5. 13. the force pushing on an area
  6. 14. a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
Down
  1. 1. a rigid layer made up of the uppermost parts of the mantle and the crust
  2. 2. the direct transfer of heat energy from one substance to another substance that it is touching
  3. 3. heat energy that is transmitted in the form of rays, waves or particles
  4. 4. nearly constant in thickness, dense, and mostly composed of basalt
  5. 5. the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
  6. 6. the kinetic energy associated with the random motions of the molecules of an object; often known as heat energy
  7. 8. the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  8. 12. the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core