Earth's Layers Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. the layer of solid rock between Earth's crust and core
  2. 6. a drawing, simulation, object, or idea that represents a real event, object, or process (two words, no space)
  3. 8. the transfer of heat energy within an object, or between objects that are directly touching each other, due to collisions between the particles in the objects
  4. 9. the transfer of heat from one place to another caused by movement of molecules
  5. 11. the liquid outer portion of Earth's core, composed primarily of iron and nickel (2 words, no space)
  6. 12. the part of Earth which is composed mostly of rocks; the crust and outer mantle
  7. 14. the movement of thermal energy from one thing to another thing of different temperature (two words, no space)
  8. 16. all of the water on, under, and above the Earth
Down
  1. 1. the layers of gases that surround a planet
  2. 2. a measure of how many particles are packed together into a certain amount of space
  3. 4. a measure of how hot or cold a substance is
  4. 5. the transfer of energy through space in the form of electromagnetic waves
  5. 7. the solid, inner portion of Earth's core, composed of an alloy of iron, nickel, and other heavy elements; rotates within the liquid outer core (two words, no space)
  6. 10. Earth's crust, both beneath the oceans and continents, as well as the mantle and inner and outer core
  7. 13. the outermost rocky layer of a rocky planet or moon which is chemically distinct from an underlying mantle
  8. 15. the force per unit area exerted on an object